Peter McCardle
Peter McCardle | |
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Peter McCardle in 1992 | |
| 24th Deputy Mayor of Upper Hutt | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Mayor | Wayne Guppy |
| Preceded by | Shirley Harris |
| Succeeded by | John Gwilliam |
| 4th Minister of Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 31 August 1998 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | Robyn McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Phillida Bunkle |
| 14th Minister of Employment | |
| In office 16 December 1996 – 31 August 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | Wyatt Creech |
| Succeeded by | Roger Sowry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1955 |
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Peter Michael McCardle (born 28 September 1955) is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 1999 and a member of the Upper Hutt City Council from 2001 to 2013.
McCardle was first elected to the Heretaunga electorate as a National Party candidate in 1990. He changed allegiance to the New Zealand First party in 1996 and was re-elected as a list candidate in that year's election but later broke away from that party and became an independent. He was Minister of Employment and Minister responsible for Work and Income in the Fourth National Government. During his later, twelve-year career in local government he was deputy mayor of Upper Hutt from 2007 to 2013.