Winston Raymond Peters PC (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand since November 2023, his third time in the role. He has been leader of New Zealand First since he founded the political party in 1993. [2] .

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At the 2023 General Election, New Zealand First formed a coalition Government with the National and ACT Parties. Mr Peters is currently the Deputy Prime Minister (until May 2025), Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Racing. Spokesperson for: Foreign Affairs; Pacific Island Affairs; Security Issues & GCSB Defence & Veterans ...

Jan 16, 2025 · New Zealand and France have renewed efforts to work together more intensively in the Indo-Pacific and on issues of mutual importance, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.

Mr Peters is the Deputy Prime Minister (Until 31 May 2025), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing and Minister for Rail. Winston Peters entered Parliament in 1978 for the National Party as the MP for Hunua and was MP for Tauranga from 1984 till 2005.

This is a list of international visits undertaken by Winston Peters while Minister of Foreign Affairs within New Zealand. Peters served as Foreign Minister under three different Prime Ministers, Helen Clark, Jacinda Ardern, and Christopher Luxon.

3 days ago · The Mexican ambassador is meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Waitangi, after controversial comments he and his second-in-command made last week. NZ First senior MP Shane Jones in Parliament last week yelled "send the Mexicans home" , and Peters - the party's leader and the deputy prime minister - then said Green Party migrant MPs ...

Winston Raymond Peters PC (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2017 to 2020.

Oct 16, 2023 · Auckland | One thing’s certain in New Zealand politics – you can never discount Winston Peters. The 78-year-old populist has done it again, leading his New Zealand First Party back into...

New Zealand First (Māori: Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First [3] or NZF, is a political party in New Zealand, founded and led by Winston Peters, who has served three times as deputy prime minister.The party has formed coalition governments with both major political parties in New Zealand: with the New Zealand National Party …