Trevor de Cleene

The Honourable Trevor de Cleene OBE
de Cleene in 1969
18th Minister of Revenue
In office 24 August 1987 – 15 December 1988
Prime Minister	David Lange
Preceded by	Roger Douglas
Succeeded by	David Caygill
50th Minister of Customs
In office 24 August 1987 – 15 December 1988
Prime Minister	David Lange
Preceded by	Margaret Shields
Succeeded by	Margaret Shields
Under-Secretary of Finance
In office 26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987
Prime Minister	David Lange
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North
In office 28 November 1981 – 27 October 1990
Preceded by	Joe Walding
Succeeded by	Steve Maharey
Personal details
Born	24 March 1933 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died	22 April 2001(2001-04-22) (aged 68) Tauranga, New Zealand
Political party	Labour (1952–1993)
Other political affiliations	ACT (1994–1996) National (1996–2001)
Profession	Lawyer

Trevor Albert de Cleene OBE (24 March 1933 – 22 April 2001) was a New Zealand politician and lawyer. After gaining experience as a councillor with Palmerston North City Council, he was elected to Parliament for the Labour Party in 1981. He was a strong supporter of Rogernomics and was a minister outside cabinet. He resigned his ministerial portfolios in 1988 when Roger Douglas was sacked by David Lange. For his remaining parliamentary career, he was a backbencher known as one of the Three Musketeers. Later, he was a founding member of ACT New Zealand and some years later joined the National Party to help oppose Winston Peters in Tauranga.