Steve Maharey | |
|---|---|
 Maharey in 2008 | |
| 42nd Minister of Education | |
| In office 19 October 2005 – 31 October 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Succeeded by | Chris Carter |
| 22nd Minister for Research, Science and Technology | |
| In office 21 December 2004 – 31 October 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Pete Hodgson |
| 22nd Minister for Social Development | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Roger Sowry |
| Succeeded by | David Benson-Pope |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North | |
| In office 27 October 1990 – 8 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor de Cleene |
| Succeeded by | Iain Lees-Galloway |
| 5th Vice-Chancellor of Massey University | |
| In office October 2008 – December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Kinnear |
| Succeeded by | Jan Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1953 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Sociologist |
Steven Maharey CNZM (born 3 February 1953) is a New Zealand academic and former politician of the Labour Party. Elected to Parliament for the first time in 1990, he was Minister of Social Development and Employment from 1999 to 2005 and Minister of Education from 2005 to 2007. He retired from Parliament at the 2008 general election to become the Vice-Chancellor at Massey University.[1]
- ^ Claire Trevett (19 October 2007). "Maharey quitting Cabinet to join University". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2007.