Peter McCardle
McCardle originally worked for the New Zealand Employment Service, and was prompted to enter politics by a desire to make a significant contribution to unemployment and welfare policy.McCardle, however, found his party colleagues unwilling to adopt his radical employment policies, which were primarily based around the idea of "workfare".In 1996, after being involved in failed discussions with Mike Moore to form a new party, McCardle eventually decided to leave National and join New Zealand First, where he hoped to have greater influence.In the coalition government formed by National and New Zealand First, McCardle became Minister of Employment, and set about implementing some of his proposals.When the coalition began to collapse, McCardle joined the group that broke from New Zealand First to continue supporting the government.
Member of ParliamentNational PartyNew Zealand FirstUpper HuttNew Zealand Employment ServiceunemploymentwelfareNew Zealand ParliamentHeretaungaNationalNZ FirstIndependent1990 electionBill Jeffries1993 electionLabour PartyHeather SimpsonworkfareMike Moorenew partylist MP1996 electionMinister of EmploymentMinister of Consumer AffairsWork and IncomeMuriel Newman2001 local body elections and district health board electionsHutt Valley District Health Board2007 electionsMinister of HealthTony RyallJonathan ColemanThe Evening PostThe Dominion PostMember of Parliament for HeretaungaWinston PetersDoug WoolertonDail JonesGeorge GroombridgeBrent CatchpoleTau HenarePeter BrownTracey MartinRon MarkFletcher TabuteauShane JonesCasey CostelloMark PattersonJenny MarcroftJamie ArbuckleAndy FosterTanya UnkovichFormer ParliamentariansDarroch BallAnn BattenMahesh BindraRia BondJenny BloxhamTuariki DelamereBrian DonnellyJack ElderBill GudgeonBrendan HoranNeil KirtonMichael LawsRobyn McDonaldCraig McNairClayton MitchellTuku MorganDeborah MorrisGilbert MylesDenis O'RourkePita ParaoneEdwin PerryJim PetersRichard ProsserBarbara StewartAsenati TaylorRana WaitaiAndrew WilliamsTu Wyllie2015 New Zealand First deputy leadership election2018 New Zealand First Party deputy leadership electionWinebox InquirySuperGold CardTight FiveTea tape scandalYoung New Zealand First