Chris Carter

Christopher Joseph Carter is a New Zealand politician and a member of Cabinet. He currently serves as Minister of Conservation, Minister of Housing, and Minister of Ethnic Affairs. He is the member of parliament for the Te Atatu electorate, where he was first elected in 1993. He did not win re-election in 1996, but won an expanded seat in 1999. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (751x916, 35 KB) Chris Carter (politician) Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (751x916, 35 KB) Chris Carter (politician) Source: http://www. ... The 44th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... -1... The 46th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... -1... The 47th New Zealand Parliament was the most recent term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... -1... The 48th New Zealand Parliament will, when final results are confirmed and MPs are sworn in, be the next term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... -1... The New Zealand Cabinet functions as the policy and decision-making body of the New Zealand governments executive branch. ... Te Atatu is the name of two suburbs in Waitakere, one of the four cities that make up the Auckland urban area in northern New Zealand: Te Atatu Peninsula and Te Atatu South. ...

He was born in 1952 and brought up in the Auckland suburb of Panmure. He was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland and at the University of Auckland (MA(Hons) History. Panmure is a southern suburb of Auckland City, in the North Island of New Zealand. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The University of Auckland (Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau) is New Zealands largest research-based university. ...

He was notable in for being the first openly gay man ever appointed as a New Zealand cabinet minister. He has been a strong advocate of gay rights for some time, and has continued this role since entering parliament. Before entering politics, Carter had served as a teacher and as a poultry farmer. His partner is Peter Kaiser, they have been together for over 30 years. Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ...

At the 2005 general election, Carter was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote, a majority of 9,165. Wikinews has news related to: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. ...

See also

• New Zealand Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation (In Māori, Te Papa Atawhai), commonly known by its acronym, DOC, is the state sector organisation of New Zealand which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage. ...

External links

• Carter's official website
• Official NZ Parliament biography