Clayton Cosgrove
| The Honourable Clayton Cosgrove MP |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimakariri |
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| In office 27 November 1999 – 27 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant (held by Mike Moore until his resignation in July 1999) |
| Majority | 390 |
| 1st Minister for the 2011 Rugby World Cup | |
| In office 5 November 2007 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | New ministerial post |
| Succeeded by | Murray McCully |
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| Born | 31 October 1969 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Cabinet | New Zealand Cabinet |
| Committees | Deputy-Chairperson of the Law and Order Committee |
Clayton James Cosgrove (born 31 October 1969) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.
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[edit] Early life
Cosgrove was born in Nelson, New Zealand. He received a BA, in American Studies and Political Science, from the University of Canterbury in 1992 and received an MBA in 1996. Before entering politics, he worked in the public relations industry.
[edit] Labour Party involvement
Cosgove has been a member of the Labour Party since he was fourteen, and has held a number of posts within the party. He was chairman of the party's Canterbury branch from 1989 to 1994, and served as campaign manager to Labour Party leader Mike Moore in the 1990 election and the 1993 election.
He was a strong supporter of Moore, and opposed Moore's replacement by Helen Clark. Before the 1996 election he was involved in discussions with Moore to form a new party but this failed to eventuate.
[edit] Member of Parliament
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Waimakariri | none | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Waimakariri | none | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Waimakariri | none | Labour |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Waimakariri | 18 | Labour |
| 2011–present | 50th | List | 8 | Labour |
Cosgrove himself stood for election in Moore's former Waimakariri seat in the 1999 election, and was successful. He was re-elected in the 2002, 2005 and 2008 general elections.
[edit] Cabinet minister
He was appointed Minister for Building and Construction, Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister of Justice and Associate Minister of Immigration (responsible for individual immigration cases) after the 2005 election. At the October 2007 Cabinet reshuffle, he lost his Building and Construction and Statistics portfolio responsibilities; and was given the Immigration, Sport and Recreation portfolios, and ministerial responsibility for the Rugby World Cup. He retained his roles as Associate Minister of Justice and Finance. Cosgrove lost his ministerial position when Labour was defeated in the 2008 election.
Cosgrove was selected to attend the World Economic Forum's annual conferences in 2001 and 2002, and was appointed to the Forum's task force on global trade liberalisation. He is generally considered to be on the right of the Labour Party.
[edit] Boy racers
In August 2007 Cosgrove was targeted after raising considerable concerns about "boy racers". Boy racers have caused numerous and significant problems throughout his electorate and Christchurch in general[1] .[2]
Boy racers attempted to intimidate Cosgrove in a number of ways, including defacing billboards and driving past his house on Saturday nights.[3]
New Zealand has considerable problems with boy racers, leading to many car seizures[4] and a new law being mooted to crush the vehicles of the worst offenders.[5]
[edit] Political offices
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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Mike Moore resigned four months before general election
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Member of Parliament for Waimakariri | Succeeded by Kate Wilkinson |
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| New title | Minister for the Rugby World Cup 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Murray McCully |
[edit] Further reading
- The Cosgrove courier: Clayton Cosgrove, Member of Parliament for Waimakariri, reports, Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Waimakariri Electorate Office, 2000–
[edit] References
- ^ "Boy racers, residents draw battle lines", Television New Zealand, 20 August 2006, http://tvnz.co.nz/content/818227
- ^ "Boyracers cause havoc in Christchurch", New Zealand Herald, 10 March 2008, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10497192
- ^ "Cosgrove hits back at boy racer website", The Press, 20 August 2007, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/16528
- ^ Hundreds of boy-racer cars seized, The New Zealand Herald, 22 May 2007, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10441044
- ^ Car crush law closer for boy racers, The New Zealand Herald, 30 March 2009, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10564236
