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Dover Samuels was born on 9 July, 1939 in New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Dover Samuels's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 9 July, 1939
Birthday 9 July
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Nationality New Zealand

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1939

Dover Spencer Peneha Samuels (born 9 July 1939) is a former Labour Member of Parliament in New Zealand from 1996 to 2008.

Samuels joined the Labour Party and became its Māori Senior Vice President.

1990

He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand.

1994

In 1994 he challenged Maryan Street for the Labour Party presidency, but lost by a wide margin, 303 votes to Street and 75 for Samuels.

1996

He first entered Parliament as a list MP in the 1996 election, and was the MP for Te Tai Tokerau since the 1999 election.

1999

When the Labour Party formed a government following its victory in 1999, Samuels became the Minister of Māori Affairs, but resigned this role in June 2000 pending an investigation into alleged sex crimes committed before he entered politics.

The police later cleared Samuels of all charges, and Samuels alleged that the accusations had political motivations.

2002

He was reinstated as a Minister of State in 2002, but in 2005 was involved in further controversy following a late-night incident in which he publicly urinated in a hallway within Auckland's Heritage hotel.

2005

Samuels lost his Māori electorate of Te Tai Tokerau in 2005 to the Māori Party candidate Hone Harawira.

However, he was returned to parliament due to his high position on the Labour Party list.

He was made the Associate Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Tourism and Industry and Regional Development.

2007

On 31 October 2007, during the Cabinet reshuffle, Samuels lost his position as a Minister outside Cabinet and was replaced by Darren Hughes.

He returned to the backbench.

2008

Samuels did not contest the 2008 election.

He is an active member of the Rātana Church of New Zealand and has iwi Affiliations with Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kuri.