David Butcher

David Butcher
52nd Postmaster-General
In office
5 November 1988 – 14 August 1989
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Preceded byRichard Prebble
Succeeded byPosition abolished
1st Minister of Commerce
In office
24 August 1987 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPhilip Burdon
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hastings
In office
25 November 1978 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byBob Fenton
Succeeded byJeff Whittaker
Personal details
BornDavid John Butcher
(1948-09-19) 19 September 1948
Brighton, England
PartyLabour
Spouse
Mary Georgina Hall
(m. 1980)
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
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David John Butcher (born 19 September 1948) is a New Zealand former politician of the Labour Party. He was Minister of Commerce from 1987 to 1990 and Postmaster-General from 1988 to 1989.