David Parker (New Zealand politician)
David William Parker (born 1960) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who currently serves as Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, Minister of Transport and Associate Minister of Finance in the Sixth Labour Government. He previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government, Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014, and as interim Leader of the Labour Party from September to November 2014. He represented the Otago electorate at the 47th Parliament and has since served as a list MP. Before politics David Parker was born in Roxburgh and grew up in Dunedin, where he attended Otago Boys' High School. He studied law and business at the University of Otago, graduating with a BCom/LLB. He co-founded the Dunedin Community Law Centre. Before entering politics, Parker worked as a litigation partner in the law firm Anderson Lloyd Caudwell. He later had a business career in the agri-biotechnology field, including A2 Corporation, Blis Technologies, Botryzen and Pharmazen. Member of Parliament Fifth Labour Government, 2002–2008 Parker was first elected to Parliament as a Labour member in the 2002 election, winning an upset victory over the National Party's