Peeni Henare

Peeni Ereatara Gladwyn Henare is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has been a member of the New Zealand parliament for the Tāmaki Makaurau Māori electorate since the 2014 general election.

The Honourable

Peeni Henare

MP
Henare in 2019
26th Minister of Civil Defence
Assumed office
27 June 2019
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byKris Faafoi
3rd Minister for Whānau Ora
Assumed office
26 October 2017
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byTe Ururoa Flavell
14th Minister for Youth
Assumed office
26 October 2017
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byNikki Kaye
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
In office
26 October 2017 – 3 July 2019
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byAlfred Ngaro
Succeeded byPoto Williams
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Tāmaki Makaurau
Assumed office
20 September 2014
Preceded byPita Sharples
Majority1,462
Personal details
RelationsTau Henare (great-grandfather)
James Henare (grandfather)
Websitewww.labour.org.nz/peenihenare

Family

Henare is a great grandson of Taurekareka Henare, who held the Northern Maori seat between 1914 and 1938.[1] His grandfather was James Henare,[1] who had stood for the National Party in five elections between 1946 and 1963.[2] His father was Erima Henare, who was the head of the Māori Language Commission.

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2014–2017 51st Tāmaki Makaurau none Labour
2017–present 52nd Tāmaki Makaurau none Labour

Peeni Henare won the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate ahead of Rangi McLean of the Māori Party in 2014.[3]

Henare was elected as a Minister outside Cabinet by the Labour Party caucus following Labour's formation of a coalition government with New Zealand First and the Greens in 2017.[4] He assumed the portfolio of Minister for Whānau Ora, which falls under the purview of Te Puni Kōkiri (the Ministry for Māori Development).[5][6]

Following a cabinet reshuffle in late June 2019, Henare was appointed as Minister of Civil Defence.[7][8]

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References
  1. "Grandson aims to keep Parliament seat in family". The Northern Advocate. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 247. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  3. Ropiha, Billie Jo (20 September 2014). "Peeni Henare presents humble victory speech". Māori Television. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. "Who's in? Who's out?". Radio NZ. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. "Ministry of Māori Development". Te Puni Kokiri. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Winners and losers - PM reveals first substantive Cabinet reshuffle". Radio New Zealand. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. Small, Zane (27 June 2019). "Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet reshuffle: Phil Twyford's Housing portfolio split into three". Newshub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Pita Sharples		 Member of Parliament for Tāmaki Makaurau
2014–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Alfred Ngaro		 Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector
2017–2019		 Succeeded by
Poto Williams
Preceded by
Te Ururoa Flavell		 Minister for Whānau Ora
2017–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Nikki Kaye		 Minister for Youth
2017–present
Preceded by
Kris Faafoi		 Minister of Civil Defence
2019–present
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