Wayne Mapp

The Honourable Dr Wayne Mapp QSO
Wayne Mapp at his office in Wellington in February 2010
36th Minister of Defence
In office 19 November 2008 – November 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Phil Goff
Succeeded by	Jonathan Coleman
Minister of Research, Science and Technology
In office 19 November 2008 – November 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Pete Hodgson
Succeeded by	Steven Joyce
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for North Shore
In office 1996 – November 2011
Preceded by	Bruce Cliffe
Personal details
Born	12 March 1952 Te Kopuru, Northland
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National Party
Spouse(s)	Denise Henare[1]
Children	Daniel Wayne Mapp
Occupation	Lawyer
Website	http://www.waynemapp.co.nz/

Wayne Daniel Mapp QSO (born 12 March 1952) is a New Zealand politician, who represented the National Party in the Parliament of New Zealand. He served as the MP for the North Shore electorate from the 1996 elections until his retirement in late 2011. Before entering politics, he lectured in commercial law at University of Auckland.

Early years

He gained his LLB(Hons) at the University of Auckland. This was followed by his LLM from the University of Toronto and his PhD in international law from the University of Cambridge.^[2]

He served as a Major in 3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regiment Royal New Zealand Territorial Army, specialising in military intelligence and infantry.^{[citation needed]}

Member of Parliament

Mapp was elected MP for the North Shore seat at the 1996 general election.

In a September 2003 house sitting, Mapp criticised the incumbent government's lack of support for the US-led invasion of Iraq. His comment pertained to New Zealand being "missing in action" in Iraq, John Key echoed support for his statements and this was used in Labour's election advertising in the 2008 New Zealand general election.^[3]

On October 26, 2005, National Party leader Don Brash appointed Mapp as the party's Political Correctness Eradicator, following a speech Mapp had given on the topic earlier that month.

Previously Mapp served as National's spokesperson for Industrial Relations and chaired the Caucus Policy Committee. Brash ranked him 14th within the National Party caucus. Following the election of John Key as the National Party leader in November 2006, Mapp became more prominent within the National Party caucus, narrowly missing out on a front-bench position in Parliament.

Following National's victory in the 2008 general election,^[4] Mapp was appointed to the Offices of Minister of Defence, and Minister of Research, Science and Technology^[5] and also as a member of the Executive Council^[6] and became The Hon. Dr. Wayne Daniel Mapp M.P.

On 1 February 2011 when the Ministry of Ministry of Research, Science and Technology was replaced^[7] by the Ministry of Science and Innovation Mapp was appointed to lead the new ministry.^[8]

Mapp announced his impending retirement from parliament on 15 December 2010 with effect in 2011.^[1]

Post-Parliament

On 15 December 2011 in recognition of his term as a Member of the Executive Council of New Zealand Mapp was granted the right to retain the title The Honourable for the rest of his life.^[9]

On 28 February 2012 Mapp was appointed to the New Zealand Law Commission.^[10]

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Mapp was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services as a Member of Parliament.^[11]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wayne Mapp.

• Wayne Mapp MP official site
• Profile at National party
• Profile at New Zealand Parliament
• Releases and speeches at Beehive.govt.nz