Richard Mark Burton (born 16 January 1956) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party, having served as Minister of Defence, Minister of Justice, Minister of Local Government, Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Deputy Leader of the House, and the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
Burton was born in Northampton, England, but was brought to New Zealand by his family when ten years old. He attended high school in Wanganui, attending Wanganui Boys College and was in the year group ahead of future National MP Michael Laws. He has been involved in a wide range of social and community organisations, including the Red Cross, the Department of Social Welfare, the Central Plateau Rural Education Activities Programme, the Council of Social Services, the Taupō Employment Support Trust, and the Taupō Sexual Abuse Counselling Service. He received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for his work.[2]
Burton sponsored the introduction of the Electoral Finance Act, which made election funding more transparent and open by making anonymous donations illegal if they exceed the sum of $12,000. The Act capped the highest donation to the sum of $120,000 and increased public funding in elections to allow for more funding to go to a wider range of parties. The Act extended the regulated period classifying an election year to 1 January of the election year.
In November 2007 Burton resigned from his Cabinet positions during Prime Minister Helen Clark's portfolio renewal. When Labour's party list was written prior to the 2008 general election, he was given a low placing of 39.[3] He then lost his seat in a nationwide swing to the National Party, and due to his place on the list, was not returned to parliament.[4]
Burton stood unsuccessfully for Taupō District Mayor in the 2010 local body elections.[5] After Darren Hughes resigned his list seat in 2011, and the next person on the Labour Party list, Judith Tizard, declined to take it up, Burton was entitled to reenter Parliament for the remainder of the term. However, he also declined the offer.[6]
Further readingedit
Briefing paper, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Local Government New Zealand, 1999–2000
Greener, Peter, ed. (2005), Push for peace: commemorating the past, reflecting on the present, resolving conflict in the future, Auckland, [N.Z.]: Auckland University of Technology ; Auckland War Memorial Museum, ISBN1-877314-45-5
Burton's contribution is a paper entitled: " New Zealand defence: playing our part as a responsible world citizen."
Ruru, Jacinta, ed. (2008), In good faith: symposium proceedings marking the 20th anniversary of the Lands case, Wellington, [N.Z.] ; Dunedin, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Law Foundation ; Faculty of Law, University of Otago, ISBN978-0-473-13043-5
Burton's contribution is a paper entitled: "Impact on government: a political perspective."
Referencesedit
^. Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
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Richard Mark Burton born 16 January 1956 is a New Zealand politician He is a member of the Labour Party having served as Minister of Defence Minister of Justice Minister of Local Government Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Deputy Leader of the House and the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand The HonourableMark Burton34th Minister of DefenceIn office 10 December 1999 12 October 2005Prime MinisterHelen ClarkPreceded byMax BradfordSucceeded byPhil Goff44th Minister of JusticeIn office 19 October 2005 31 October 2007Prime MinisterHelen ClarkPreceded byPhil GoffSucceeded byAnnette KingMember of the New Zealand Parliament for TaupōIn office 6 November 1993 8 November 2008Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byLouise UpstonMajority1 285 1 Personal detailsBorn 1956 01 16 16 January 1956 age 68 Northampton Northamptonshire EnglandPolitical partyLabour Contents 1 Early life 2 Member of Parliament 2 1 Cabinet minister 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesEarly life editBurton was born in Northampton England but was brought to New Zealand by his family when ten years old He attended high school in Wanganui attending Wanganui Boys College and was in the year group ahead of future National MP Michael Laws He has been involved in a wide range of social and community organisations including the Red Cross the Department of Social Welfare the Central Plateau Rural Education Activities Programme the Council of Social Services the Taupō Employment Support Trust and the Taupō Sexual Abuse Counselling Service He received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for his work 2 Member of Parliament editNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate List Party 1993 1996 44th Tongariro Labour 1996 1999 45th Taupo 10 Labour 1999 2002 46th Taupo 18 Labour 2002 2005 47th Taupo 16 Labour 2005 2008 48th Taupo 16 Labour In the 1993 election Burton stood as the Labour Party s candidate for Tongariro an electorate in the central North Island defeating Ian Peters This later became the seat of Taupō which Burton retained From 1996 to 1999 he served as his party s Senior Whip Cabinet minister edit When the Labour Party won power in the 1999 election Burton became part of the new Cabinet assuming the roles of Minister of Internal Affairs Minister of Defence Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Tourism and Minister of Veterans Affairs In 2002 Internal Affairs and Veterans Affairs were transferred to George Hawkins In February 2005 he became the Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and dropped the State Owned Enterprises portfolio In late 2004 with Jonathan Hunt set to retire from politics Burton was regarded by many as the Labour Party s preferred choice to replace him as Speaker of the House of Representatives In the end however Labour decided to nominate Margaret Wilson for the position Burton sponsored the introduction of the Electoral Finance Act which made election funding more transparent and open by making anonymous donations illegal if they exceed the sum of 12 000 The Act capped the highest donation to the sum of 120 000 and increased public funding in elections to allow for more funding to go to a wider range of parties The Act extended the regulated period classifying an election year to 1 January of the election year In November 2007 Burton resigned from his Cabinet positions during Prime Minister Helen Clark s portfolio renewal When Labour s party list was written prior to the 2008 general election he was given a low placing of 39 3 He then lost his seat in a nationwide swing to the National Party and due to his place on the list was not returned to parliament 4 Burton stood unsuccessfully for Taupō District Mayor in the 2010 local body elections 5 After Darren Hughes resigned his list seat in 2011 and the next person on the Labour Party list Judith Tizard declined to take it up Burton was entitled to reenter Parliament for the remainder of the term However he also declined the offer 6 Further reading editBriefing paper Wellington N Z Local Government New Zealand 1999 2000 Greener Peter ed 2005 Push for peace commemorating the past reflecting on the present resolving conflict in the future Auckland N Z Auckland University of Technology Auckland War Memorial Museum ISBN 1 877314 45 5 Burton s contribution is a paper entitled New Zealand defence playing our part as a responsible world citizen Ruru Jacinta ed 2008 In good faith symposium proceedings marking the 20th anniversary of the Lands case Wellington N Z Dunedin N Z New Zealand Law Foundation Faculty of Law University of Otago ISBN 978 0 473 13043 5 Burton s contribution is a paper entitled Impact on government a political perspective References edit 2005 election results Official Count Results Taupo Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 2 September 2007 Hon Mark Burton New Zealand Parliament 8 November 2008 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Scoop co nz Labour list 2008 Taupō results 2008 Mark Burton www vote co nz Retrieved 15 October 2013 Tizard rejects return to Parliament The New Zealand Herald 3 April 2011 Retrieved 4 April 2011 New Zealand Parliament Preceded byIan Peters Member of Parliament for Tongariro1993 1996 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Parliament for Taupō1996 2008 Succeeded byLouise Upston Political offices Preceded byMax Bradford Minister of Defence1999 2005 Succeeded byPhil Goff Preceded byPhil Goff Minister of Justice2005 2007 Succeeded byAnnette King Party political offices Preceded byJonathan Hunt Senior Whip of the Labour Party1996 1999 Succeeded byRick Barker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Burton politician amp oldid 1220769786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
