Doug Graham

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The Right Honourable Sir Douglas Graham KNZM
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Remuera
In office 14 July 1984 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by	Allan Highet
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Minister of Justice
In office 2 November 1990 – 1 February 1999
Prime Minister	Jim Bolger, Jenny Shipley
Preceded by	Bill Jeffries
Succeeded by	Tony Ryall
Attorney-General of New Zealand
In office 5 December 1997 – 5 December 1999
Prime Minister	Jenny Shipley
Preceded by	Paul East
Succeeded by	Margaret Wilson
Personal details
Born	12 January 1942 (1942-01-12) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	National
Profession	Lawyer

Sir Douglas Arthur Montrose "Doug" Graham KNZM (Born 12 January 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1999, representing the National Party.

Early life

Graham was born in Auckland, and attended Southwell School and Auckland Grammar School. He obtained an LLB from the University of Auckland and became a lawyer, establishing his own practice in 1968. From 1973 to 1983, he lectured in legal ethics at the University of Auckland.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1984–1987	41st	Remuera		National
1987–1990	42nd	Remuera		National
1990–1993	43rd	Remuera		National
1993–1996	44th	Remuera		National
1996–1999	45th	List	6	National

Graham was elected to Parliament in the 1984 elections as MP for the Auckland electorate of Remuera, replacing the retiring member Allan Highet.

Cabinet Minister

Main article: Fourth National Government of New Zealand

When the National Party won the 1990 elections, Graham was appointed to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Justice, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, and Minister of Cultural Affairs. In 1991, he became Minister in Charge of Treaty Negotiations, perhaps his most prominent role. He was widely praised by both Pākehā and Māori for his work on numerous Treaty settlements, although opponents of the process have voiced criticisms of his policies. Later, Graham also became Attorney General and Minister for Courts. In the 1996 elections, when the Remuera seat was abolished, Graham became a list MP. He was ranked sixth on National's party list, a relatively high placing.

Life after politics

He retired from politics at the 1999 elections. He was made a Knight Companion in the New Zealand Order of Merit on 31 December 1998.

His great-grandfather Robert Graham was a member of the 2nd, 3rd & 4th New Zealand parliaments, from 1855 to 1868. In 2008, his brother Kennedy Graham was elected into parliament as a candidate for the Green Party.