Chris Carter (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Carter (politician)

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 04-May-1952

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Christopher Joseph Carter (born 4 May 1952) is a former New Zealand Labour Party and independent Member of the New Zealand Parliament.
He was a senior Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, serving lastly as Minister of Education, Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office and Minister of Ethnic Affairs.
He was the Member of Parliament for the Te Atatu electorate, where he was first elected in 1993.
He did not win re-election (to the replacement seat, Waipareira) in 1996, but won a new and expanded Te Atatu seat in 1999.
In 2010 he was suspended from the Labour Party caucus following a dispute with party leader Phil Goff, shortly afterwards he became an independent MP.
He was expelled by the Labour Party for breaching the Party's constitution in bringing the Party in disrepute, on 11 October 2010.
In September 2011 Carter resigned from Parliament following his appointment to a United Nations position in Afghanistan.
In 2018 he rejoined the New Zealand Labour Party and is standing for election as a Labour Party representative in the 2019 New Zealand local elections.