Tony Ryall

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The Honourable Tony Ryall MP
38th Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2008
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	David Cunliffe
Minister of State Services
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2008
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	David Parker
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Bay of Plenty
Incumbent
Assumed office 1996
Preceded by	Seat Established
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Cape
In office 1990–1993
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Bay of Plenty
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	Seat Established
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Personal details
Born	November 1964 New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National Party
Occupation	Politician

Anthony Boyd Williams "Tony" Ryall (born in November 1964) is New Zealand politician. He has represented voters and the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament since 1990. Since November 2008 he has served as a cabinet minister, holding the posts of Minister of Health and Minister of State Services. He served previously in the Shipley Cabinet 1997-1999.^[1]

Early life and family

Tony Ryall is married with two children. The family home is in Tauranga.

Professional career

Before entering politics, he worked as a credit analyst at a bank.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1990–1993	43rd	East Cape		National
1993–1996	44th	Eastern Bay of Plenty		National
1996–1999	45th	Bay of Plenty	29	National
1999–2002	46th	Bay of Plenty	9	National
2002–2005	47th	Bay of Plenty	8	National
2005–2008	48th	Bay of Plenty	6	National
2008–2011	49th	Bay of Plenty	6	National
2011 – present	50th	Bay of Plenty	5	National

He first won election to Parliament as MP for the East Cape electorate in the 1990 elections at age 26. Subsequent boundary reorganisations saw him represent the Eastern Bay of Plenty electorate (1993–1996) and the Bay of Plenty electorate (1996 – present).

Ryall served in the Cabinet between 1997–1999 variously as Minister for State-Owned Enterprises, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Youth Affairs, and Minister of Justice.

During the National Party's time in Opposition, he was Law and Order Spokesman (1999–2005) and then Health Spokesman (2005–2008).

In the 2005 General Election Ryall won the largest National Party electorate majority in the country: in his Bay of Plenty Electorate he gained a majority of approximately 15,800 votes. In the 2008 election he secured the country's second largest majority, behind the Prime Minister; 17,600 majority.

Since 2008, he has served as the Minister of Health and the Minister of State Services. In mid-2011 Ryall also became Minister of State Owned Enterprises, a portfolio he had last held almost 12 years earlier.

The Bay of Plenty electorate office is located in Devonport Road, Tauranga.

References

↑ "Ministerial List for Announcement on 17 November 2008" (Press release). New Zealand Government. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

External links

Profile at National party
Profile at New Zealand Parliament
Releases and speeches at Beehive.govt.nz

Political offices
Preceded by David Cunliffe	Minister of Health 2008 – present	Incumbent

v t e New Zealand National Party

Party leaders Names in bold served as Prime Minister	Adam Hamilton (1936–1940) Sidney Holland (1940–1957) Keith Holyoake (1957–1972) Jack Marshall (1972–1974) Robert Muldoon (1974–1984) Jim McLay (1984–1986) Jim Bolger (1986–1997) Jenny Shipley (1997–2001) Bill English (2001–2003) Don Brash (2003–2006) John Key (2006 – present)

Party presidents	Sir George Wilson Claude H. Weston Alex Gordon Sir Wilfred Sim Sir Alex McKenzie John S. Meadowcroft Ned Holt Sir George Chapman Sue Wood Neville Young John Collinge Lindsay Tisch Geoff Thompson John Slater Michelle Boag Judy Kirk Peter Goodfellow

Current Members of Parliament Names without electorates are list MPs	Leader John Key (Helensville) · Deputy Leader Bill English (Clutha-Southland) Amy Adams (Selwyn) Shane Ardern (Taranaki-King Country) Chris Auchinvole Kanwal Singh Bakshi Maggie Barry (North Shore) David Bennett (Hamilton East) Paula Bennett (Waitakere) Chester Borrows (Whanganui) Simon Bridges (Tauranga) Gerry Brownlee (Ilam) Cam Calder David Carter Jonathan Coleman (Northcote) Judith Collins (Papakura) Jacqui Dean (Waitaki) Chris Finlayson Craig Foss (Tukituki) Paul Foster-Bell Paul Goldsmith Jo Goodhew (Rangitata) Tim Groser Nathan Guy (Ōtaki) Claudette Hauiti John Hayes (Wairarapa) Phil Heatley (Whangarei) Tau Henare Paul Hutchison (Hunua) Steven Joyce Nikki Kaye (Auckland Central) Colin King (Kaikōura) Melissa Lee Sam Lotu-Iiga (Maungakiekie) Tim Macindoe (Hamilton West) Todd McClay (Rotorua) Murray McCully (East Coast Bays) Ian McKelvie (Rangitīkei) Mark Mitchell (Rodney) Alfred Ngaro Simon O'Connor (Tāmaki) Hekia Parata Jami-Lee Ross (Botany) Eric Roy (Invercargill) Tony Ryall (Bay of Plenty) Mike Sabin (Northland) Joanne Hayes Scott Simpson (Coromandel) Nick Smith (Nelson) Lindsay Tisch (Waikato) Anne Tolley (East Coast) Chris Tremain (Napier) Louise Upston (Taupō) Nicky Wagner (Christchurch Central) Kate Wilkinson (Waimakariri) Maurice Williamson (Pakuranga) Michael Woodhouse Jian Yang Jonathan Young (New Plymouth)

National Governments	First (1949–57) Second (1960–72) Third (1975–84) Fourth (1990–99) Fifth (2008–)

Related articles	Reform Party United Party Liberal Party United/Reform Coalition Young Nats (youth wing)

Persondata
Name	Ryall, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1964
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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