Jim Sutton

Jim Sutton
Sutton in 2007
Minister of Agriculture
In office
9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterGeoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
In office
10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waitaki
In office
14 July 1984 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byJonathan Elworthy
Succeeded byAlec Neill
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Timaru
In office
6 November 1993 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byMaurice McTigue
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Aoraki
In office
12 October 1996 – 17 September 2005
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJo Goodhew
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour Party list
In office
17 September 2005 – 30 July 2006
Succeeded byCharles Chauvel
Personal details
Born (1941-11-07) 7 November 1941
PartyLabour
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James Robert Sutton CNZM (born 7 November 1941), generally known as Jim Sutton, is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1990 and again between 1993 and 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios including Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Affairs, Biosecurity, and Trade Negotiations.