Adrian Rurawhe
Adrian Rurawhe | |
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Rurawhe in 2022 | |
| 31st Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| In office 24 August 2022 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governor-General | Cindy Kiro |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon |
| Deputy | Greg O'Connor |
| Preceded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Brownlee |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 26 November 2020 – 24 August 2022 | |
| Speaker | Trevor Mallard |
| Preceded by | Anne Tolley |
| Succeeded by | Greg O'Connor |
| Second Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 November 2017 – 26 November 2020 | |
| Speaker | Trevor Mallard |
| Preceded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Dean |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list | |
| In office 14 October 2023 – 6 February 2026 | |
| Succeeded by | Georgie Dansey |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru | |
| In office 20 September 2014 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tariana Turia |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Majority | 1,053 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Relations | Matiu Rātana (grandfather) Iriaka Rātana (grandmother) T. W. Ratana (great-grandfather) Matt Ratana (cousin) Soraya Peke-Mason (cousin) |
Adrian Paki Rurawhe (born 1961) is a former New Zealand Labour Party politician. He was an MP from 2014 to 2026, and the speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2022 to 2023.
Rurawhe held the seat for the Te Tai Hauāuru Māori electorate from 2014 to 2023. Citing the demands of being speaker, he did not contest the electorate in the 2023 election, but returned to Parliament at number 11 on Labour's party list.