Editing New Plymouth (section)

==== New Zealand Parliament ====

* [[Arthur Atkinson (politician, born 1863)|Arthur Atkinson]] (1863–1935), MP for [[City of Wellington (New Zealand electorate)|City of Wellington]] (1899–1902), Wellington City Councillor (1909–1921)
* [[Bruce Beetham]] (1936–1997), leader of the [[Social Credit Political League]], [[Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand|Mayor of Hamilton]] (1976 -1977), MP for [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitīkei]] (1978–1981)
* [[Cam Calder]] (1952–present), MP (2009–2014), president of the French New Zealand Business Council
* [[Ken Comber]] (1939–1998), MP for [[Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)|Wellington Central]] (1972–1981)
* [[Frederic Carrington]] (1807–1901), politician and surveyor. He is regarded as the Father of New Plymouth
* [[Liz Craig]] (1967–present), current MP (2017–present)
* [[Harry Duynhoven]] (1955–present), former [[Mayor of New Plymouth]] (2010–2013), MP for [[New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)|New Plymouth]] (1987–1990), current New Plymouth councillor (2015–present)
* [[Ida Gaskin]] (1919–2016), [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] candidate for [[New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)|New Plymouth]], [[Mastermind (TV series)|''Mastermind'']] winner
* [[Roy Jack]] (1914–1977), [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (1967–1972); [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|Minister of Justice]] (1972); MP for [[Patea (New Zealand electorate)|Patea]] (1954–1963), [[Waimarino (New Zealand electorate)|Waimarino]] (1963–1972), [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitīkei]] (1972–1977)
* [[Steven Joyce]] (1963–present), founder of [[MediaWorks New Zealand]], Member of Parliament (2008–2018), Cabinet Minister (2008–2017)
* [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] (1965–present), former leader of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] (2014–2017), current Member of Parliament (2011–present), current Cabinet Minister (2017–present)
* [[Gervan McMillan]] (1904–1951), MP for [[Dunedin West]] (1935–1943), [[Dunedin City Council]]lor (1935 – 1941, 1944 – 1947, 1950 – 1951)
* [[Debbie Ngarewa-Packer]] (1966/1967–present), [[Member of Parliament (New Zealand)|MP]] (2020–present), co-leader of the [[Te Pāti Māori]]
* [[Maryan Street]] (1955–present), 29th president of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] (1993–1995), [[Minister of ACC]] (2007–2008), [[Minister of Housing]] (2007–2008), MP (2005–2014), first openly gay female Member of Parliament
* [[Merv Wellington]] (1940–2003), MP for [[Manurewa (New Zealand electorate)|Manurewa]] (1975–1978) and [[Papakura (New Zealand electorate)|Papakura]] (1978–1990)