Michael Cullen

The Hon. Dr Michael John Cullen (born 5 February 1945, London) is a New Zealand politician. Image File history File links CULLEN_ONE_CROPPED.jpg Summary Michael Cullen Image has been cropped from original Licensing {{Fair use in|Michael Cullen} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links CULLEN_ONE_CROPPED.jpg Summary Michael Cullen Image has been cropped from original Licensing {{Fair use in|Michael Cullen} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Cullen currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Finance, Minister of Tertiary Education, Attorney-General and Leader of the House. He is deputy leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, currently the dominant party in Parliament. The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is second most senior officer in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. ... The Minister of Finance is a senior figure within the government of New Zealand. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... The office of Leader of the House in the Government of Australia exists in order for the management of government business, involving the order in which Government issues are to be dealt with, which Government members will speak, tactical matters in reaction to impediments to such management; negotiates with the... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ...

Michael Cullen migrated to New Zealand while young and attended secondary school at Christ's College in Christchurch, and achieved an MA in History at Canterbury University. Receiving the Commonwealth Scholarship he then gained a Ph.D. in Social and Economic History from the University of Edinburgh. From 1971 to 1981 he was a lecturer at Otago University, with a term as a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University from 1975 to 1976. High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Christs College, Canterbury was founded in 1850 as an independent, Anglican, secondary school. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... This page is about the New Zealand University. ... The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, established in 1959, was designed by Commonwealth governments to enable students of high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth countries other than their own, so that on their return they could make a distinctive contribution in their own countries while fostering mutual understanding... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Cullen joined the Labour Party in 1974, and served on the party's Executive and Council between 1976 and 1981. In 1981 he was elected MP for the electorate of St Kilda. When Labour entered government in 1984, Cullen became Senior Whip. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

Due to his knowledge of economics, Cullen became increasingly involved in the disputes surrounding the Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas, who supported the liberalization of trade and the sale of state assets plus deep tax cuts. These goals, which were against traditional Labour policies, angered both party members and the public. When the Prime Minister, David Lange, attempted to limit the influence Douglas had on the government's direction, Cullen became involved on Lange's side. After Labour's reelection in 1987, Cullen was made Associate Minister of Finance (an attempt by Lange to provide an anti-reform counterbalance to the radical Douglas) and Minister of Social Welfare (an attempt to limit the impact of the reforms in that area). Sir Roger Douglas is a former New Zealand politician and senior Cabinet minister, best known for his leading role in the radical economic restructuring undertaken by the New Zealand Labour Party government in the 1980s. ... A tax cut is a reduction in the rate of tax charged by a government, for example on personal or corporate income. ... The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ... David Russell Lange (IPA: lɔŋi) CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 — 13 August 2005), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ...

Eventually, Douglas was forced to resign, but a month later the political controversies around the dispute prompted the resignation of Lange himself. Douglas was succeeded as Finance Minister by David Caygill, one of his allies (albeit a considerably less radical one). Cullen was made Associate Minister of Health, again to reduce the effect of reforms on that sector. David Caygill is a former New Zealand politician. ...

When Labour lost the 1990 election (something attributed by many people to public anger at Douglas' reforms), Cullen returned to being Labour's spokesperson on social welfare. The following year, he replaced David Caygill as the party's chief finance spokesperson. When Caygill retired from politics in 1996 Cullen took the deputy leader's post as well. Before Labour's position in the polls improved, Cullen also made an attempt to oust Helen Clark as party leader, but failed. The two do not appear to bear each other any resentment, however. Cullen claims to be happy with his position as second, saying that in terms of personality, he is "a number two sort of person". Many commentators agree, believing that Cullen's strength lies more in administration than leadership. This article is about the year. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For other persons named Helen Clark, see Helen Clark (disambiguation). ...

Michael Cullen

Labour's electoral victory in 1999 resulted in Cullen becoming Finance Minister. After the 2002 election, it was decided that the size of Labour's junior coalition partner was not sufficient to justify its leader's high office, resulting in Jim Anderton stepping down as Deputy Prime Minister to make way for Michael Cullen. Image File history File links Photo of Michael Cullen, a New Zealand politician. ... Image File history File links Photo of Michael Cullen, a New Zealand politician. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... James Patrick Anderton (almost always referred to as Jim Anderton) is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...

In 2005 Cullen was appointed Attorney-General ,following a Cabinet re-shuffle. His appointment was controversial because of the his non-legal background (he was only the second non-lawyer to hold the post) and because of his previous criticisms of the judiciary, including the Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias. His term in the position ended following the 2005 general election. However, with the resignation of David Parker in March 2006, Cullen took over the position. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias, GNZM, (born March 12, 1949) is the Chief Justice of New Zealand, and is therefore the most senior member of the countrys judiciary. ... The 2005 New Zealand general election will be a nation-wide election for the New Zealand Parliament, and is to be held on 17 September 2005. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When Cullen was first appointed Finance Minister, many parts of the business community were concerned that he would adopt unrealistic positions driven by his political views. Slowly, however, the business world lost much of its fear of him, and most people concede that he is a competent administrator. Viewed as secure in his role as deputy prime minister, he is not thought of as a likely contender as a possible future replacement for prime minister Helen Clark. He is considered to be one of the Labour Party's best parliamentary debaters, and is known for his sometimes "acerbic" sense of humour.