Tau Henare

The Honourable Tau Henare
Tau Henare in 2013
38th Minister of Māori Affairs
In office 12 October 1996 – 10 December 1999
Prime Minister	Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley
Preceded by	John Luxton
Succeeded by	Dover Samuels
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northern Maori
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	Bruce Gregory
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau
In office 1996–1999
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Dover Samuels
1st Leader of Mauri Pacific
In office 1998–1999
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list
In office 17 September 2005 – 14 August 2014
Personal details
Born	Raymond Tau Henare[1] (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 63) Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	New Zealand First (1993–1998) Mauri Pacific (1998–1999) National (2005–2014)
Spouse	Ngaire Elisabeth Brown
Relations	Taurekareka Henare (great grandfather) Sir James Henare (great-uncle)
Children	5
Occupation	politician
Committees	Māori Affairs Committee (chairperson) Transport and Industrial Relations Committee Auckland Governance Legislation Committee
Website	Tauhenare on Twitter

Raymond Tau Henare (born 29 September 1960) is a former New Zealand Māori parliamentarian. In representing three different political parties in parliament—New Zealand First, Mauri Pacific and the National Party—Henare served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2014.