Ron Mark

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Major Ron Mark
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First list
In office 1996 – 2008
Leader	Winston Peters
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-29) 29 January 1954 Carterton, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	Labour (1990–1993) New Zealand First (1996–2009)
Spouse(s)	Gail Mark (separated)
Occupation	Business owner/operator
Military service
Rank	Major
Awards	Royal Order of Oman Oman Peace Medal New Zealand Operational Service Medal New Zealand General Service Medal (Sinai) Multinational Service Medal and Bar

Major Ron Stanley Mark (born 1954) is a New Zealand politician, and is the current mayor of Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Early years

Born in Carterton in 1954, Mark was educated at Tararua College. Before entering politics, he served in the New Zealand Army and in both the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces and the Sultan of Oman's Special Forces.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1996–1999	45th	List	11	NZ First
1999–2002	46th	List	4	NZ First
2002–2005	47th	List	4	NZ First
2005–2008	48th	List	4	NZ First

In the 1993 election he was the Labour candidate for the Selwyn electorate. He was later involved in the discussions about the formation of the New Zealand Democratic Coalition. When these failed, he joined New Zealand First.

He is a member of the New Zealand First party. He has been a list MP from the 1996 elections until his party's failure to retain any seats in the 2008 elections. During the (1996–98) coalition between New Zealand First and the National Party, he was the government's Senior Whip.

Media

The New Zealand television channel TV3 was banned for three days from filming in Parliament in August 2006 for showing Mark repeatedly giving the finger to another MP.^[2]

In 2009, Mark told media that while he still had a subscription with New Zealand First, he was "not active", and that wouldn't rule out standing for Parliament with another party.^[3]

Mayor of Carterton

In 2010 he was elected Mayor of Carterton in the Wairarapa. He succeeded outspoken mayor Gary McPhee who retired after two-terms.^[4] In the 2013 local elections, Mark was returned as mayor unopposed.^[5]

Personal life

Formerly married to Gail Mark, née Berry, he has five children and seven grandchildren.

References

↑ Fostered NZ Mayor, ex-MP. Fostering Kids Whangai Whakatairangi. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ "TV3 punished for showing finger gesture". The New Zealand Herald. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
↑ "Ron Mark turns back on NZ First". The New Zealand Herald. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
↑ Katterns, Tanya (11 October 2010). "Carterton mayor off with a bang". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
↑ "2013 Local Government Elections Nominations". Carterton District Council. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

v t e New Zealand First

Party leaders	Winston Peters

Party Presidents	Doug Woolerton Dail Jones George Groombridge Kevin Gardener Anne Martin

Deputy Leaders	Tau Henare Peter Brown Tracey Martin

List of current caucus Members	Winston Peters Tracey Martin Andrew Williams Richard Prosser Barbara Stewart Denis O'Rourke Asenati Taylor

Former Parliamentarians	Tau Henare Michael Laws Jack Elder Peter McCardle Rana Waitai Tuku Morgan Tuariki Delamere Tu Wyllie Ann Batten Jenny Bloxham Brian Donnelly Doug Woolerton Deborah Morris Ron Mark Neil Kirton Peter Brown Robyn McDonald Gilbert Myles Pita Paraone Craig McNair Jim Peters Dail Jones Edwin Perry Bill Gudgeon Brent Catchpole Brendan Horan

Other Articles	Winebox Inquiry Tight Five

Persondata
Name	Mark, Ron
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	29 January 1954
Place of birth	Carterton, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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