Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)

The Right Honourable

Jonathan Hunt

ONZ
Hunt in 2006
28th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
April 2005 – March 2008
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byRussell Marshall
Succeeded byDerek Leask
26th Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
20 December 1999 – 3 March 2005
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byDoug Kidd
Succeeded byMargaret Wilson
16th Minister of Housing
In office
14 August 1989 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterGeoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
Preceded byHelen Clark
Succeeded byJohn Luxton
27th Minister of Tourism
In office
10 January 1988 – 14 August 1989
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Preceded byHelen Clark
Succeeded byFran Wilde
3rd Leader of the House
In office
24 August 1987 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
Preceded byGeoffrey Palmer
Succeeded byPaul East
50th Postmaster-General
In office
26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byRob Talbot
Succeeded byRichard Prebble
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for New Lynn
In office
26 November 1966 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byRex Mason
Succeeded byPhil Goff
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
In office
12 October 1996 – 31 March 2005
Succeeded byLesley Soper[a]
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Lucas Hunt

(1938-12-02)2 December 1938
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died8 March 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 85)
NationalityNew Zealand
Political partyLabour
ProfessionHigh school teacher

Jonathan Lucas Hunt ONZ PC (2 December 1938 – 8 March 2024) was a New Zealand politician and diplomat. He was New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2005 to March 2008.[1] He was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the Labour Party.

Hunt is a member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civilian honour. Hunt was given the nickname the "Minister for Wine and Cheese" after his well-known liking of the combo.[2] Hunt was the patron of the University of Auckland Debating Society.[3] He was a lifelong enthusiast of the sport of cricket and was an administrator of the sport for many years. He was a fan of classical music.

Hunt died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Normally, list MPs do not have individual predecessors or successors, but Hunt resigned during a sitting parliament and therefore was succeeded by Soper.

References

  1. ↑ New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade web site
  2. ↑ "More than just wine and cheese". Stuff.co.nz. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "UoA Debating Society". Debating.co.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Arambepola, Sanda (8 March 2024). "NZ politics live: Former Labour MP Jonathan Hunt dies aged 85". Stuff.