Bill Gudgeon

Wiremu (Bill) Gudgeon is a former New Zealand politician. He is a member of the New Zealand First party.

Early years

Gudgeon was raised on the East Coast and in the Waikato, and studied at the University of Waikato and the University of Hawaii. Gudgeon served in the New Zealand Army, and was part of deployments in Malaya, Thailand and Borneo. He eventually became a lecturer at Waikato Polytechnic.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2002–2005	47th	List	12	NZ First

He was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 elections,^[1] having been ranked twelfth on the New Zealand First list. He lost his list seat following a large decline in New Zealand First's vote in the 2005 elections.

References

↑ "ELECTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT - 2002 GENERAL ELECTION". Wellington: Chief Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

New Zealand First

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