at the 2014 general election, influenced by an expected low list placing. Parliamentary roles Minister of Racing 16 December 1996 – 30 August 1998 Associate Minister for Sport, Fitness and Leisure 16 December 1996 – 2 August 1998 Minister of Māori Affairs 16 December 1996 – 10 December 1999 Associate Minister of Corrections 31 August 1998 – 10 December 1999 Associate Minister of Education 31 August 1998 – 10 December 1999 Associate Minister of Tertiary Education 21 June 1999 – 10 December 1999 Associate Spokesperson, Treaty of Waitangi Issues and Māori Affairs (Treaty Negotiations) 26 October 2005 – 1 December 2006 Associate Spokesperson, Education (Early Childhood) 26 October 2005 – 1 December 2006 After parliament Henare appeared in Henderson District Court in December 2014 charged with knowingly breaching suppression orders under the Criminal Procedure Act. The charge related to an alleged posting on social media in 2014 of the name of the defendant in the Queenstown suppressed indecency case, when the defendant's identity was subject to a suppression order. In 2015, Henare was appointed to the board of Housing New Zealand. In 2016, he was appointed to Auckland Council's Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB); in 2019, he was named deputy chair of that board. References External links Henare at national.org.nz Henare at parliament.nz Tau Henare on Twitter |- 1960 births Living people Mauri Pacific MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand broadcasters New Zealand First MPs New Zealand list MPs New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates New Zealand National Party MPs Ngāpuhi people Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2002 New Zealand general election 21st-century New Zealand politicians Māori politicians