Richard Prebble
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The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central | |
In office 29 November 1975 – 6 November 1993 |
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Preceded by | Norman Douglas |
Succeeded by | Sandra Lee-Vercoe |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Central | |
In office 12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999 |
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Preceded by | Division Re-Created |
Succeeded by | Marian Hobbs |
Personal details | |
Born | Kent, England |
7 February 1948
Political party | Labour (1975–1996) ACT New Zealand (1996 – present) |
Richard William Prebble, CBE (born 7 February 1948), was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996–2004.
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Early and personal life
Prebble was born in Kent, England, to Kenneth Ralph Prebble and Mary Prebble (née Thoad), and raised in Auckland. His father was an Anglo-Catholic Anglican priest, and a leader in the Charismatic Renewal as archdeacon at St. Pauls, on retirement he and Mary were received into the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
Prebble's older brother, John Prebble, is a law professor at Victoria University of Wellington. His younger brother, Mark Prebble was the State Services Commissioner and head of New Zealand's public service. John's daughter Antonia Prebble is an actor with a number of television roles. Prebble's first wife Doreen, is a Solomon Islander and a former Honorary Consul for the Solomon Islands in New Zealand. His wife is former Press Gallery radio journalist Ngahuia Wade.[2]
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
1975–1978 | 38th | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1978–1981 | 39th | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1981–1984 | 40th | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1984–1987 | 41st | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1987–1990 | 42nd | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1990–1993 | 43rd | Auckland Central | Labour | |
1996–1999 | 45th | Wellington Central | 1 | ACT |
1999–2002 | 46th | List | 1 | ACT |
2002–2005 | 47th | List | 1 | ACT |
1975 election to 1984
Prebble was originally a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate for the Auckland Central electorate in the 1975 election. His candidacy was successful.
From 1975 to 1984 Labour was in opposition, and Ross Meurant recalled that:
- Sir Rob has often said that when he was in government, the most irritating and damaging of his opponents was Richard Prebble. "Always at it" said Sir Rob, "Always a bother to us. Even if some thought he was mad the way he carried on, we never knew what he was going to come up with next."[3]
1984 and 1987 elections
When the Fourth Labour Government was formed after the 1984 elections, Prebble aligned himself with Roger Douglas, the controversial Minister of Finance, and was an associate finance minister. Douglas, Prebble and David Caygill were together dubbed "the Treasury Troika",[4] and were responsible for most of the economic reform undertaken by the Labour government. The "Rogernomics" reforms, which were based on free market economic theory, were unpopular with many traditional Labour supporters.
1990 and 1993 elections
Prebble retained his Auckland Central seat in the 1990 election. In the 1993 election, Prebble lost his seat to Sandra Lee-Vercoe, deputy leader of the left-wing Alliance.
In the 1995 New Year Honours, Prebble was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[5]
ACT New Zealand
New Zealand switched to the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation electoral system in 1996. Roger Douglas established the ACT New Zealand party, and was joined by Prebble. In March 1996, Douglas stepped down as the new party's leader, and Prebble took over.
1996 election
In the 1996 election, the first to be held under MMP, ACT won eight seats in Parliament. Prebble won the Wellington Central electorate.
1999 election
Prebble lost his Wellington Central seat in the 1999 election, but remained in Parliament as a list MP and leader of ACT.
2002 election
Prebble was re-elected as a list MP and leader of ACT in the 2002 election.
Retirement
Prebble was replaced as ACT leader by Rodney Hide in 2004, and did not stand in the 2005 election.
Prebble's latest book, Out of the Red, was released on 23 October 2006.
Publications
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- Prebble's contribution was the paper: "New Zealand: tenth by 2010."
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- Prebble's contribution was the paper: "Old values, new ideas."
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- The second edition of this book is entitled Now it's time to act.
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- This is the second edition of I've been thinking - containing additional material.
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- Prebble's contributions are the papers: "Why I do not vote National"; and (co-authored with Deborah Coddington) "Lessons of freedom and choice."
References
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- ↑ Meurant, Ross The Beat to the Beehive (1989, Harlen Books, Auckland) ISBN 978-0-908757-05-3 p. 174
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- ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No.53894, 30 December 1994. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Auckland Central 1975–1993 |
Succeeded by Sandra Lee-Vercoe |
Vacant
Constituency abolished in 1993
Title last held by
Chris Laidlaw |
Member of Parliament for Wellington Central 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Marian Hobbs |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Minister of Railways 1984–1990 |
Succeeded by Roger Sowry |
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