Peter Tapsell Politician

Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell KNZM MBE FRCS FRCSEd (21 January 1930 – 5 April 2012) was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. He was notable for being the first Māori Speaker, and for being the first Speaker since 1943 to hold office while not a member of the governing party.He was an orthopaedic surgeon before entering politics.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 21, 1930
Birth place	Rotorua , New Zealand
Date of death	April 05, 2012
Place of death	Ruatoria , New Zealand

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Office holder

party	New Zealand Labour Party
prime minister	Geoffrey Palmer (politician) Jim Bolger
successor	Doug Kidd Warren Cooper

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