John Carter (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable John Carter QSO
Minister of Civil Defence
In office 19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Rick Barker
Succeeded by	Craig Foss
9th Minister for Senior Citizens
In office 19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Ruth Dyson
Succeeded by	Craig Foss
9th Minister of Racing
In office 19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Winston Peters
Succeeded by	Craig Foss
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northland
In office 1996 – 17 July 2011
Preceded by	new electorate
Succeeded by	Mike Sabin
Majority	10,054 (29.89%)
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Far North
In office 1993–1996
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Bay of Islands
In office 1987–1993
Preceded by	Neill Austin
5th Mayor of Far North
In office October 2013 – October 2022
Preceded by	Wayne Brown
Succeeded by	Moko Tepania
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-08) 8 May 1950 (age 74) Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Political party	National Party
Occupation	Local government official
Website	johncarter.co.nz

John McGregor Carter QSO (born 8 May 1950) is a New Zealand politician, and member of the National Party. He represented the Bay of Islands, Far North and Northland electorates in Parliament from 1987 until July 2011, when he became New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. Since the October 2013 local elections, he served as mayor of the Far North District for 9 years until his retirement from politics in 2022.^[1]