Peeni Henare

Peeni Henare
The Honourable; Peeni Henare; MP
	Henare in 2019
26th Minister of Civil Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 June 2019
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Kris Faafoi
3rd Minister for Whānau Ora
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Te Ururoa Flavell
Minister for Youth
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Nikki Kaye
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
	In office; 26 October 2017 – 3 July 2019
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Alfred Ngaro
Succeeded by	Poto Williams
Member of the New Zealand Parliament; for Tāmaki Makaurau
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 September 2014
Preceded by	Pita Sharples
Majority	1,462
Personal details
Relations	Taurekareka Henare (great-grandfather); James Henare (grandfather)
Website	https://www.labour.org.nz/peenihenare

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.

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]

References

"Grandson aims to keep Parliament seat in family". The Northern Advocate. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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.
Ropiha, Billie Jo (20 September 2014). "Peeni Henare presents humble victory speech". Māori Television. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
"Who's in? Who's out?". Radio NZ. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
"Ministry of Māori Development". Te Puni Kokiri. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
"Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
"Winners and losers - PM reveals first substantive Cabinet reshuffle". Radio New Zealand. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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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[NA_bio-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.