Tuariki Delamere
New Zealand politician
Tuariki John Edward Delamere (born 9 December 1951) is a former New Zealand politician and Cabinet Minister. As a college athlete in the USA, he was known for pioneering the full somersault in the long jump event.
Delamere was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 1996 New Zealand general election, reprresenting the Te Tai Rawhiti electorate in the New Zealand First party. When the government coalition collapsed, he served out his term in the newly-founded Te Tawharau party. He later stood for parliament on The Opportunity Party ticket.
Delamere served in the Fourth National Government, including as Minister of Customs, Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, and Minister of Immigration.
After politics, he established an immigration consultancy and served as political advisor to the Māori King.
Early life
John Edward Delamere was born in 1951 at a military hospital in Papakura, and was educated in Tauranga, attending Tauranga Boys' College. Of Māori descent through his soldier father, his iwi affiliations include Whakatohea, Te Arawa and Te Whanau-a-Apanui. Delamere adopted the name Tuariki, his father's name, in 1997 after he was appointed as a Cabinet minister.
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