Phil Goff
New Zealand politician
Biography
Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953) is a New Zealand retired politician and former diplomat. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011.
During the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, Goff was a senior minister in a number of portfolios, including Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of Defence, and Associate Minister of Finance.
Goff was elected mayor of Auckland in 2016, and served two terms, before retiring in 2022. In 2023 he took up a diplomatic post as High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom, which he held until 2025.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Member of the New Zealand Parliament
- Leader of the Opposition
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of Justice
- Minister of Education of New Zealand
- Minister of Corrections
- Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
Employers / organisations
- University of Auckland
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