Warren Cooper | |
|---|---|
 Warren Cooper as Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a meeting with Caspar Weinberger at the Pentagon in 1983 | |
| 31st Minister of Defence | |
| In office 2 November 1990 – 1 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
| Succeeded by | Paul East |
| 19th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 11 December 1981 – 26 July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Brian Talboys |
| Succeeded by | David Lange |
| 47th Postmaster-General | |
| In office 22 August 1980 – 11 December 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Ben Couch |
| Succeeded by | John Falloon |
| 22nd Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 13 December 1978 – 12 February 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Harry Lapwood |
| Succeeded by | Derek Quigley |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otago Central Otago (1975–1978) | |
| In office 29 November 1975 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Quigley |
| Succeeded by | Gavan Herlihy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1933 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
Warren Ernest Cooper CNZM JP (born 21 February 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996, holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence.[1] Cooper also twice served as Mayor of Queenstown, from 1968 to 1975 and 1995 to 2001.[2]
- ^ Trevett, Claire (21 April 2007). "Jim Bolger – regrets and legacies". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ McKinnon, Malcolm. "Government and politics – Otago Association and Otago province". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 July 2009.