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The Honourable
Clem Simich
QSOMember of the New Zealand Parliament
for TāmakiIn office
1992 – 2005Preceded by Sir Robert Muldoon Succeeded by Allan Peachey Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party listIn office
2005 – 2008Personal details Born June 2, 1939
Te KopuruNationality New Zealand
Political party New Zealand National Party Clement Rudolph "Clem" Simich or Šimić, QSO is a New Zealand politician for the National Party. He was born in Te Kopuru, Northland on 2 June 1939.
Member of Parliament
Parl. Electorate List Pos. Party 43rd Tāmaki National 44th Tāmaki National 45th Tāmaki 42 National 46th Tāmaki none National 47th Tāmaki none National 48th List 18 National He was first elected to Parliament in the 1992 by-election in Tamaki, which followed the retirement of former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. He remained as MP for Tamaki until 2005, when he made way for Allan Peachey in Tamaki, and stood as the National candidate for Mangere instead. He became a list MP, having not succeeded in winning the Labour safe seat.
In August 1998, he was appointed to Cabinet, being Minister of Police, Minister for Racing, and Minister in Charge of the Audit Department. He also became Minister of Corrections in January 1999. He lost his ministerial positions, however, when National lost the 1999 elections.
Simich served as Assistant Speaker of the House between 2002 and 2005. On the retirement of Jonathan Hunt, Simich stood for election as Speaker, but was defeated by Labour's Margaret Wilson.
Simich became the Deputy Speaker of the House after the 2005 election.
He retired from parliament in 2008, before that year's general election.[1]
Simich is of Croatian (in Croatian the surname is Šimić) and also Māori descent.
References
- ^ Dominion Post 29 April 2008 page A3.
External links
Parliament of New Zealand Preceded by
Sir Robert MuldoonMember of Parliament for Tāmaki
1992-2005Succeeded by
Allan PeacheyCategories:- 1939 births
- Living people
- New Zealand National Party MPs
- Māori MPs
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- New Zealand people of Croatian descent
- New Zealand list MPs
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