Ian Peters (born 1941) is a former New Zealand politician of the

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and New Zealand First parties.

Personal life

Peters was born in Kawakawa in 1941. He is a brother of NZ First MP, leader and minister,

Winston Peters Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician serving as the leader of New Zealand First since its foundation in 1993. Peters served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020, ...

, and former NZ First MP Jim Peters. Another brother, Ron Peters, stood for New Zealand First in Hobson in

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, coming third; and for Northland in 1996, coming second.

Member of Parliament

He represented the

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electorate in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by Mark Burton. He stood unsuccessfully against Burton for the replacement seat of Taupo in 1996, for the New Zealand First party. Since leaving politics, he has been a senior staffer at

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in Whangarei.

References

* ''1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party'' by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) 1941 births Living people Māori MPs New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand First politicians Ngāti Wai people People from Kawakawa, New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1987 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates {{NZNational-politician-stub