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The Honourable  Murray McCully  MP
27th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office  19 November 2008
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Winston Peters Helen Clark (Acting)
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Incumbent
Assumed office  19 November 2008
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Clayton Cosgrove
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast Bays (Previously Albany)
Incumbent
Assumed office  1987
Preceded by	Gary Knapp
Born	1953 Whangarei, Northland
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National Party
Spouse	Jane Clifton
Occupation	lawyer
Website	http://www.mccully.co.nz/

Murray McCully (born Whangarei, Northland, 1953) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Early life

Before entering politics McCully worked as a lawyer. His partner, Jane Clifton, works as a columnist for The New Zealand Listener and as a political journalist.

Member of Parliament

McCully first entered Parliament as MP for East Coast Bays on the North Shore of Auckland in the 1987 elections, and became MP for the new seat of Albany in the 1999 elections. In the 2002 elections he returned as MP for the reconstituted East Coast Bays seat.

Cabinet minister

During the National government of 1990 - 1999, McCully served in a number of Cabinet roles, including those of Minister of Customs, Minister of Housing, Minister of Tourism, and Minister of Immigration. He has a reputation as one of the National Party's chief strategists, and is the party spokesman on foreign affairs.

On 19 November 2008, McCully was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by Prime Minister John Key.

External links

• Personal website of Murray McCully

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