He was elected Speaker unopposed when the fifth Labour government came to power in 1999.
Hunt had previously served as Chairman of Committees from 1974 to 1975 which had since been rebranded as the Deputy-Speaker.
Hunt became the eighth Chairman of Committees to later serve as Speaker.
He retained his position following the election in 2002 serving in total as Speaker for six years from 1999–2005.
He was elected Speaker unopposed when the fifth Labour government came to power in 1999. Hunt had previously served as Chairman of Committees from 1974 to 1975 which had since been rebranded as the Deputy-Speaker. Hunt became the eighth Chairman of Committees to later serve as Speaker. He retained his position following the election in 2002 serving in total as Speaker for six years from 1999–2005.
Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)