- Wayne Mapp
Wayne Daniel Mapp (1952 - ), a
New Zealand politician, represents the National Party in theNew Zealand Parliament . He has served as the MP for the North Shore electorate since the 1996 elections. Before entering politics, he lectured incommercial law atUniversity of Auckland .On
October 26 ,2005 , National Party leaderDon Brash appointed Wayne 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 theCaucus Policy Committee. He also sits on the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee and on the Privileges Select Committee. Brash ranked him 14th within the National Party caucus.Following the election of
John Key as the National Party leader in November 2006, Wayne Mapp became more prominent within the National Party caucus, narrowly missing out on a front-bench position in Parliament. He now holds the spokesperson-roles of "Auckland Issues" and "Defence".External links
* [http://www.waynemapp.co.nz/ Personal Website]
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