Tony Ryall

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The Honourable
Tony Ryall
CNZM
File:Tony Ryall.jpg
38th Minister of Health
In office
19 November 2008 – 8 October 2014
Prime Minister John Key
Preceded by David Cunliffe
Succeeded by Jonathan Coleman
Minister for State-Owned Enterprises
In office
April 2011 – 8 October 2014
Prime Minister John Key
Preceded by Simon Power
Succeeded by Todd McClay
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Bay of Plenty
In office
12 October 1996 – 20 August 2014
Preceded by New electorate
Succeeded by Todd Muller
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for East Cape
In office
27 October 1990 – 6 November 1993
Preceded by Anne Fraser
Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Eastern Bay of Plenty
In office
6 November 1993 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by New electorate
Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Personal details
Born (1964-11-19) 19 November 1964 (age 59)
New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Political party National
Occupation Politician

Anthony Boyd Williams "Tony" Ryall CNZM (born 19 November 1964) is a New Zealand politician. He represented the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament from 1990 to 2014. Since November 2008, he served as a cabinet minister, holding the posts of Minister of Health, Minister of State Services and Minister of State Owned Enterprises. He served previously in the Shipley Cabinet between 1997 and 1999. He announced in February 2014 that he was to retire from politics at that year's general election. He is currently employed by the law firm Simpson Grierson.

Early life and family

He was born in Christchurch and educated in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and graduated Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) from Massey University.[1] Ryall is married with two children.[2]

Professional career

Before entering politics, he worked as a credit analyst at a bank.[3] In 1990 he was in the Corporate Credit Recovery section of the Bank of New Zealand. He joined the East Cape branch of the Young Nationals in 1980. In 1987 he was an assistant at the party National Headquarters, and in 1988/89 was Canvassing Coordinator and Treasurer of the Miramar electorate.[4]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
1990–1993 43rd East Cape National
1993–1996 44th Eastern Bay of Plenty National
1996–1999 45th Bay of Plenty 29 National
1999–2002 46th Bay of Plenty 9 National
2002–2005 47th Bay of Plenty 8 National
2005–2008 48th Bay of Plenty 6 National
2008–2011 49th Bay of Plenty 6 National
2011–2014 50th Bay of Plenty 5 National

1990–1999

He first won election to Parliament as member of parliament for the East Cape electorate in the 1990 elections at age 26.[2] Subsequent boundary reorganisations saw him represent the Eastern Bay of Plenty electorate (1993–1996) and the Bay of Plenty electorate (1996–2014).[5]

Ryall served in the Cabinet between 1997–1999 variously as Minister for State-Owned Enterprises (8 December 1997 – 10 December 1999), Minister of Local Government ( 31 August 1998 – 31 January 1999), Minister of Youth Affairs (31 August 1998 – 10 December 1999), Associate Minister of Justice (8 December 1997 – 31 January 1999), Minister of Justice (31 January – 10 December 1999), Minister in Charge of the Audit Department (8 December 1997 – 26 August 1998), Minister Responsible for Radio New Zealand (8 December 1997 – 31 January 1999), and Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand (31 January 1999 – 10 December 1999).[6]

In Opposition: 1999–2008

During the National Party's time in Opposition, he was spokesperson for Housing (1999–2002), Justice (1999–2002), Timberlands and SILNA (1999–2002), Commerce (15 August 2002 – 2 November 2003), Corrections (15 August 2002 – 2 November 2003), Courts (15 August 2002 – 2 November 2003), Police (15 August 2002 – 2 November 2003), Sentencing (15 August 2002 – 2 November 2003), Law and Order (2003 – 26 October 2005), and Immigration (9 August 2004 – 26 October 2005).[6]

In the 2005 general election Ryall won the largest National Party electorate majority in the country: in his Bay of Plenty electorate he gained a majority of approximately 15,800 votes. In the 2008 election he secured the country's second largest majority, behind the Prime Minister's 17,600 majority.[citation needed]

Cabinet Minister in the Fifth National Government: 2008–2014

From November 2008 to his retirement from politics in 2014, he served as the Minister of Health.[7][2][8] Along with the Minister of Finance, Ryall oversaw National's government share offer programme, which yielded $4.7b from the partial sale of three state-owned electricity generators and Air New Zealand. He announced in February 2014 that he was to retire from politics at that year's general election.[9]

Ryall was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a Member of Parliament in the 2015 New Year Honours.[10]

After politics

Ryall joined law firm Simpson Grierson in November 2014 as head of its public policy practice.[11] In February 2015, he was appointed a director of the New Zealand subsidiary of Australian nib Health Funds, a health insurance company.[3]

References

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1999		 Succeeded by
Phil Goff
Preceded by Minister of Health
2008–2014		 Succeeded by
Jonathan Coleman
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Cape
1990–1993		 Electorate abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Eastern Bay of Plenty
1993–1996		 Electorate abolished
In abeyance
Title last held by
Duncan MacIntyre		 Member of Parliament for East Cape
1996–2014		 Succeeded by
Todd Muller
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