12 Facts About Wayne Mapp

Wayne Daniel Mapp was born on 12 March 1952 and is a former New Zealand National Party politician.

Wayne Mapp was the Member of Parliament for North Shore from 1996 to 2011.

Wayne Mapp gained his LLB at University of Auckland.

Wayne Mapp served as an infantry Major in 3rd Auckland and Northland Regiment Royal New Zealand Territorial Army, later specialising in military intelligence.

Wayne Mapp was initially a member of the Labour Party and in 1981 he put himself forward for the Labour candidacy for the Roskill electorate.

Wayne Mapp was elected MP for the North Shore seat at the 1996 general election.

Wayne Mapp was re-elected in that electorate four more times until he retired from Parliament at the 2011 general election.

Wayne Mapp's comment pertained to New Zealand being "missing in action" in Iraq, John Key echoed support for his statements and this was used in Labour's election advertising in the 2008 New Zealand general election.

Wayne Mapp announced that he had been a source for the book.

On 15 December 2010, Wayne Mapp announced he would retire from Parliament at the 2011 general election.

On 15 December 2011, in recognition of his term as a Member of the Executive Council of New Zealand, Wayne Mapp was granted the right to retain the title The Honourable for the rest of his life.

On 28 February 2012, Wayne Mapp was appointed to the New Zealand Law Commission.