| 1969 |
Elected
a Member of Parliament |
| November
1969 to 1972 |
Member of Parliament for Manukau Responsible
for major policy development in areas of Industry and finance. Introduced Private Members
Bill on Superannuation |
| November
1972 to 1975 |
Minister of the Crown - Responsibilities including - Postmaster
General; Minister of Broadcasting; Minster of Customs; Minister of
Housing; Assisted Minister of Finance with introduction of Superannuation Scheme |
| November
1975 to 1984 |
Member of Parliament Manukau/Manurewa
Responsibilities including - Opposition Spokesman – Housing 1975-1980; Special
Projects; Trade & Industry 1980-1983; Finance 1983-1984 |
| July
1984 to December 1988 |
Minister of Finance, New Zealand. During term as Minister of
Finance received the Euromoney Magazine Award for Finance Minister of the year 1985. |
| January
1989 to July 1989 |
Member
of Parliament for Manurewa |
| July
1989 to January 1990 |
Minister
of Police, Minister of Immigration |
| November 1989 |
Announcement of retirement from politics at next
election |
| July 1990 |
Retired from Parliament |
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