Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for the Racing Industry, Minister for Rail, Leader of New Zealand First, Deputy Prime Minister (rotation arrangement)
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Party
New Zealand First
Electorate
List MP
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Policy Watch Summary
Leader of New Zealand First and Deputy Prime Minister. NZ First's influence on RV Act reform affects operator compliance and consumer protections. NZ First policy defends universal Super at 65 and supports SuperGold Card expansion.
Wikipedia Background
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Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th minister of foreign affairs. A long-serving member of Parliament (MP), Peters was re-elected for a fifteenth time at the 2023 general election, having previously been an MP from 1979 to 1981, 1984 to 2008 and 2011 to 2020. He served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from November 2023 to May 2025. This was his third time in the role, previously serving from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020. In addition to his Foreign Affairs portfolio, Peters concurrently serves as the 8th minister for racing and the 29th minister for rail.
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