David Richard Cunliffe QSO (nacido el 30 de abril de 1963) es un consultor de gestión de Nueva Zelanda y ex político que fue líder del Partido Laborista de Nueva Zelanda y líder de la oposición desde septiembre de 2013 a septiembre de 2014. Fue miembro del Parlamento (MP) por Titirangi y luego New Lynn para el Partido Laborista entre 1999 y 2017. Se desempeñó como Ministro de Salud , Ministro de Comunicaciones y Tecnología de la Información y Ministro de Inmigración del Quinto Gobierno Laborista de Nueva Zelanda desde octubre de 2007 hasta noviembre de 2008.
El Honorable David Cunliffe QSO | |
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34 ° líder de la oposición | |
En funciones del 15 de septiembre de 2013 al 27 de septiembre de 2014 | |
Primer ministro | John Key |
Diputado | David Parker |
Precedido por | David Shearer |
Sucesor | Andrew Little |
15 ° líder del Partido Laborista | |
En funciones del 15 de septiembre de 2013 al 27 de septiembre de 2014 | |
Diputado | David Parker |
Precedido por | David Shearer |
Sucesor | Andrew Little |
37 ° Ministro de Salud | |
En el cargo 31 de octubre de 2007 - 19 de noviembre de 2008 | |
Primer ministro | Helen Clark |
Precedido por | Pete Hodgson |
Sucesor | Tony Ryall |
51 ° Ministro de Inmigración | |
En funciones del 19 de octubre de 2005 al 11 de noviembre de 2007 | |
Primer ministro | Helen Clark |
Precedido por | Paul Swain |
Sucesor | Clayton Cosgrove |
Ministro de Comunicaciones y Tecnología de la Información | |
En funciones del 15 de agosto de 2002 al 19 de noviembre de 2008 | |
Primer ministro | Helen Clark |
Precedido por | Paul Swain |
Sucesor | Steven Joyce |
Miembro del Parlamento por New Lynn Titirangi (1999-2002) | |
En funciones del 27 de noviembre de 1999 al 23 de abril de 2017 | |
Precedido por | Electorado restablecido |
Sucesor | Deborah Russell |
Detalles personales | |
Nació | David Richard Cunliffe 30 de abril de 1963 Te Aroha , Nueva Zelanda |
Partido político | Labor |
Esposos) | Karen Price (c.1984-2015) [1] |
Relaciones | Richard Seddon (tío tatarabuelo) |
Niños | 2 |
alma mater |
Después de la derrota del Partido Laborista en las elecciones generales de 2008 y la renuncia de Helen Clark como líder del partido, Cunliffe fue nombrado portavoz de finanzas del partido y número tres en el banco delantero. [2] Después de que los laboristas perdieran las elecciones generales de 2011 y Phil Goff se retiró como líder del partido, Cunliffe se postuló para el liderazgo , pero perdió por poco ante David Shearer .
El 26 de agosto de 2013, Cunliffe anunció una segunda candidatura al liderazgo después de la partida de David Shearer y fue elegido el 15 de septiembre de 2013. Tras la derrota laborista en las elecciones generales de septiembre de 2014 , dimitió como líder del Partido Laborista. [3]
Vida temprana
Cunliffe nació en Te Aroha el 30 de abril de 1963. [4] Su familia se mudó a Te Kuiti , luego a Pleasant Point . Su padre, Bill, un ministro anglicano , estaba activo en el Partido Laborista. [5] De adolescente ganó una beca para estudiar el Bachillerato Internacional en el United World College of the Atlantic en Gales . Cunliffe estudió política en la Universidad de Otago , donde fue miembro de la Sociedad de Debate de la Universidad de Otago , y obtuvo una licenciatura con honores de primera clase. Trabajó como diplomático 1987-1994 y ganó un diploma en Ciencias Sociales (sobresaliente) en economía de la Universidad de Massey en 1993. Fue una beca Fulbright y Kennedy Memorial Fellow en la Universidad de Harvard ‘s John F. Kennedy School of Government , incluyendo algunos cursos en Harvard Business and Law School en 1994 y 1995, obteniendo una Maestría en Administración Pública . Trabajó como consultor de gestión con The Boston Consulting Group en Auckland de 1995 a 1999. [6]
Miembro del Parlamento
Parlamento de Nueva Zelanda | ||||
Años | Término | Electorado | Lista | Fiesta |
de 1999 -2002 | 46º | Titirangi | 52 | Labor |
de 2002 -2005 | 47º | Nueva Lynn | 37 | Labor |
de 2005 -2008 | 48º | Nueva Lynn | 31 | Labor |
2008 -2011 | 49º | Nueva Lynn | 8 | Labor |
2011 -2014 | 50º | Nueva Lynn | 3 | Labor |
2014 -2017 | 51º | Nueva Lynn | 1 | Labor |
Cunliffe fue elegido por primera vez al Parlamento en las elecciones de 1999 , y se presentó como el candidato laborista para el escaño de Titirangi . Los laboristas formaron un nuevo gobierno y Cunliffe se desempeñó como presidente del Comité Selecto de Comercio y formó parte de los comités selectos de Revisión de Finanzas y Gastos y Reglamentos.
Debido a los cambios de límites para las elecciones de 2002, Cunliffe se opuso a la sede de New Lynn , que ganó. El partido de Cunliffe continuó en el gobierno durante su segundo mandato y fue nombrado Secretario Privado Parlamentario de los Ministros de Comercio, Finanzas e Ingresos antes de ser elevado al Consejo Ejecutivo como Ministro fuera del Gabinete en 2003. En las elecciones de 2005 , Cunliffe regresó en New Lynn con 18.087 votos (8.000 más que su oponente más cercano) o el 55% de los votos del electorado, [7] y también ascendido al Gabinete .
Cunliffe retuvo su escaño en las elecciones de 2008 , 2011 y 2014 , durante las cuales el Partido Laborista estuvo en la Oposición. Ocupó varios cargos de alto nivel, incluido el de Portavoz de Finanzas, pero fue considerado como "una fuerza desestabilizadora" que socavaba el liderazgo de los líderes del Partido Laborista, Phil Goff y David Shearer . [8] [9] Cunliffe fue finalmente elegido líder del Partido Laborista y líder de la oposición durante doce meses en 2013 y 2014, incluso en las elecciones generales de 2014, donde el partido recibió su peor resultado en 100 años.
La intención de Cunliffe de retirarse de la política fue anunciada por su sucesor, Andrew Little , el 1 de noviembre de 2016. Cunliffe renunció oficialmente al Parlamento en abril de 2017, lo suficientemente cerca de las elecciones de 2017 para evitar la necesidad de elecciones parciales . [10]
Ministro de gabinete (2005-2008)
Cunliffe fue nombrado miembro del Gabinete de Nueva Zelanda en 2005 para el tercer mandato del Quinto Gobierno Laborista , inicialmente como Ministro de Inmigración , Ministro de Comunicaciones, Ministro de Tecnología de la Información y Ministro Asociado de Desarrollo Económico. Anteriormente había ocupado las carteras de tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones fuera del Gabinete. Una reorganización del gabinete en 2007 lo vio perder la cartera de Inmigración a cambio de un puesto más alto como Ministro de Salud .
Inmigración
Como Ministro de Inmigración en 2006, Cunliffe inició una importante revisión de la Ley de inmigración de 1987 que, bajo la supervisión de sus sucesores, resultó en la eventual sustitución de esa Ley por la nueva Ley de inmigración de 2009. [11] [12] [13] [ 14]
Tecnología de la información y las comunicaciones
Cunliffe se desempeñó como Ministro Asociado de Comunicaciones y Ministro Asociado de Tecnología de la Información desde 2003 antes de ser ascendido a las carteras principales en 2004. Las dos carteras se fusionaron en una única función ministerial en 2007.
As Minister for Communications and Information Technology he announced extensive pro-competitive reform of the telecommunications sector, including local loop unbundling and operational separation of then Telecom New Zealand.[15]
In May 2006 Cunliffe was referred to the Securities Commission by the NZX for commenting on Telecom's future dividend plans,[16] causing Telecom's stock price to drop. The Securities Commission found that no law had been breached and no action was taken.[17]
On 30 June 2008 Cunliffe was conferred the title of Honorary Fellow of the NZCS (HFNZCS) by the New Zealand Computer Society, the professional body of the ICT profession in recognition of his significant contribution to the ICT sector.[18][19]
Health
Cunliffe was promoted to the Health portfolio in 2007, replacing Pete Hodgson. He received some attention when, early in the portfolio, he said to his opposition counterpart Tony Ryall, "Mr Ryall, why don't you stay in your box. I'm running this show."[20][21]
In February 2008, as the Minister of Health, Cunliffe dismissed the Hawke's Bay District Health Board over political, monetary and conflict of interest troubles.[22] Napier Mayor Barbara Arnott and a number of members of the district voiced opposition to Cunliffe's move as many of the board members were democratically elected.[23] Following the release of a Health Ministry-commissioned independent report into the matter, Cunliffe referred to the board as a "nasty little nest of self-perpetuating provincial elites".[24]
In Opposition (2008–2013)
After the 2008 general election defeat of the Labour Party, Cunliffe was made Labour's spokesman for Finance, shadowing National's Finance Minister, Bill English. Cunliffe had been touted as a future leader of the party, and party insiders had suggested he seriously considered challenging Phil Goff as leader in the aftermath of the 2008 election. Speculation of a leadership challenge again arose during the June 2010 expenses scandal and again after Chris Carter's resignation from the party.
After Labour lost the 2011 general election and Goff stood down, Cunliffe ran for the party leadership with Nanaia Mahuta on a ticket for deputy leader. Grant Robertson and David Parker also entered the race, but subsequently backed David Shearer, who won the high-profile race. Robertson became Deputy Leader, while Parker took Cunliffe's finance spokesmanship. Shearer retained Cunliffe in a senior role on the front bench, with the Economic Development and Associate Finance roles.[25]
In November 2012 during a Labour Party conference, there was much media speculation Cunliffe would launch a challenge against David Shearer for leadership of the party.[26] On the morning of 19 November, Cunliffe confirmed he was not challenging Shearer, and would indeed back him if a vote was taken.[27]
Labour Party leadership contest, 2013
On 22 August 2013, Shearer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party. Cunliffe was expected to make another bid for the leadership but did not confirm his candidacy immediately.[28] Victoria University of Wellington's iPredict online predictions market showed the probability of Cunliffe becoming the next leader of the Labour Party at 66%, compared to under 26% support for Shearer's deputy Grant Robertson; social development spokesperson Jacinda Ardern polled at 5%, and list MP Andrew Little was on 2%.[29]
Cunliffe formally entered the 2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election during a press conference in his New Lynn electorate office[30] His announcement came in the wake of a ONE News Colmar Brunton poll released by the current affair program Q+A which showed Cunliffe winning the support of 29% of the eligible voters asked, and 32% of those polled who support Labour. Challengers Shane Jones and Grant Robertson were on 11% and 10%, respectively.[31] After the first public Labour Party leadership selection process in New Zealand history, Cunliffe was elected leader on 15 September 2013.[32] He won with the support of 32% of the Labour Party caucus, 60% of Labour Party members, and 70% of affiliated unions.[33]
Leader of the Opposition (2013–2014)
Cunliffe received strong backing from the party's grassroots membership, although his leadership bid was supported by only one-third of the caucus.[34] Cunliffe's leadership was opposed by many Labour MPs; several of his colleagues came to see him as "divisive, ambitious, self-absorbed and self-confident to a messianic level".[35] He was described as a "polarising" politician,[36] however his election as leader resulting in an initial increase in support for Labour; it rose to 37% in opinion polls.[37]
In a speech to a women's symposium in July 2014, Cunliffe stated, "I am sorry for being a man".[37] He was commenting on domestic violence against women by men. His apology was regarded as insensitive, with Prime Minister John Key criticising the remark as "a bit insulting to imply that all men are abusive".[38]
With little time to make the structural changes needed to build a proper campaign and a party marked by continued infighting, Labour performed poorly in the public opinion polls during the run-up to the 2014 general election. It was, as Cunliffe was to say later, "the craziest and in some ways the most unfortunate campaign in recorded memory".[39]
2014 general election
Labour formally launched its campaign for 2014 New Zealand general election in Auckland on 21 July. Cunliffe announced several flagship election policies, including a promise of free GP visits and prescriptions to pregnant women and those aged under 13 and over 65.[40] In a speech he stated, "We are basing our policies on a very old idea. That your healthcare is based on your health need, not on the size of your wallet."[40]
He was criticised for taking a three-day skiing holiday in Queenstown at the start of the campaign.[41]
His performance in the leadership debates was viewed as mixed. Key claimed a win in the 2 September The Press leaders' debate after Cunliffe could not answer whether family homes held in a trust would be exempt under Labour's capital gains tax policy,[42] but then went on to recover in the second and third debates.[43]
Cunliffe's Labour Party received 25.1% of the party vote and 32 seats, its worst general election result since 1922.[44] The National Party returned to power with 48.1% of the vote (its best result since 1951) while Labour claimed just 24.7%.[44] Cunliffe initially vowed to remain as the party leader, in spite of the poor election result. On 27 September Cunliffe formally resigned as leader but announced he was re-contesting in the 2014 leadership election.[37] Later on 13 October, he announced he was pulling out of the leadership race.[37]
Political views
Cunliffe is generally liberal when it comes to conscience issues. He voted in favour of the decriminalisation of prostitution, the establishment of civil unions, and the criminalisation of parental corporal punishment. He voted against defining marriage as between one man and one woman, and voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. In 2006, he voted in favour of raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 20, but voted against it in 2012.[45]
Cunliffe has expressed a view that New Zealand will become a Commonwealth republic in the future. During a debate after the speech from the throne on 4 September 2002, Cunliffe spoke of "Building a New Zealand ... where we journey together towards maturity as a nation, and to the Commonwealth republic I personally believe we will become before the Treaty turns 200".[46]
Vida después de la política
Following his retirement from Parliament in 21 April 2017, Cunliffe joined the New Zealand-based management consultancy firm Stakeholder Strategies as a partner, working for a range of public and private sector clients.
In the 2018 New Year Honours, Cunliffe was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services as a member of Parliament.[47]
In February 2020, Cunliffe was also appointed as chair of the Selwyn Foundation,[48] one of New Zealand's largest independent charitable providers of services to older people and their families.
Vida personal
Family
Cunliffe's domestic partner is Anna Kominik, the independent chair of the Electricity Retailers’ Association and the New Zealand Director of Zephyr Airworks.[49] He has two sons from his previous marriage to Auckland lawyer Karen Price. Cunliffe's father Bill was born in Ngahere in 1915 and worked at the railways. His great-grandfather, William Cunliffe, married Phoebe Seddon, the elder sister of Richard Seddon, who would later become known as 'King Dick'. Seddon, New Zealand's longest serving prime minister, was thus Cunliffe's great-(great-)uncle.[50]
Religious views
Cunliffe is the son of an Anglican minister, and was raised in the Church of England. He has described himself as a "liberal Anglican," and an "infrequent attender of church, but it's a big part of my life."[51] He attends St Matthew's Anglican Church in Auckland, and is a supporter of the Auckland City Mission.
Ver también
- Shadow Cabinet of David Cunliffe
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Otras lecturas
- "ICT leaders election forum 2005 [videorecording: DVD]". Wellington, [N.Z.]: InternetNZ. c. 2005. Cite journal requires
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(help). This was a discussion forum about information technology policy – the National Party's Maurice Williamson was also a participant.
enlaces externos
- cunliffe.co.nz
- David Cunliffe at the New Zealand Parliament
- 3news.co.nz interview with David Cunliffe ahead of 2011 election
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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New constituency | Member of Parliament for Titirangi 1999–2002 | Constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for New Lynn 2002–2017 | Succeeded by Deborah Russell | |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Pete Hodgson | Minister of Health 2007–2008 | Succeeded by Tony Ryall |
Preceded by Bill English | Shadow Minister of Finance 2008–2011 | Succeeded by David Parker |
Preceded by David Shearer | Leader of the Opposition 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Andrew Little |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by David Shearer | Leader of the Labour Party 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Andrew Little |