Paul East

The Right Honourable
Paul East
CNZM KC
22nd High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom
In office
4 January 1999 – 4 January 2002
Preceded byRichard Grant
Succeeded byRussell Marshall
32nd Minister of Defence
In office
1 March 1996 – 5 December 1997
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Preceded byWarren Cooper
Succeeded byMax Bradford
28th Attorney-General
In office
2 November 1990 – 5 December 1997
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Preceded byDavid Lange
Succeeded byDoug Graham
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Rotorua
In office
25 November 1978 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byHarry Lapwood
Succeeded byMax Bradford
Majority429
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party list
In office
12 October 1996 – 25 January 1999
Succeeded byAlec Neill
Personal details
BornPaul Clayton East
(1946-08-04)4 August 1946
Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Died27 February 2023(2023-02-27) (aged 76)
Auckland, New Zealand
PartyNational
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Paul Clayton East CNZM KC PC (4 August 1946 – 27 February 2023) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.


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