David Caygill

The Honourable David Caygill CNZM
Caygill in 2015
12th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 1 December 1993 – 11 June 1996
Leader	Helen Clark
Preceded by	Helen Clark
Succeeded by	Michael Cullen
36th Minister of Finance
In office 14 December 1988 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore
Preceded by	Roger Douglas
Succeeded by	Ruth Richardson
28th Minister of Health
In office 24 August 1987 – 30 January 1989
Prime Minister	David Lange
Preceded by	Michael Bassett
Succeeded by	Helen Clark
5th Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 26 July 1984 – 7 September 1988
Prime Minister	David Lange
Preceded by	Hugh Templeton
Succeeded by	David Butcher
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans
In office 25 November 1978 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by	Roger Drayton
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	David Francis Caygill (1948-11-15) 15 November 1948 (age 75) Christchurch, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Eileen Ellen Boyd ​ (after 1974)​
Children	4

David Francis Caygill CNZM (born 15 November 1948) is a former New Zealand politician. Caygill was born and raised in Christchurch. He entered politics in 1971 as Christchurch's youngest city councillor at the age of 22.^[1] He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1978 to 1996, representing the Labour Party. A supporter of Rogernomics, he served as Minister of Finance between 1988 and 1990. From 2010 to 2019, he was one of the government-appointed commissioners at Environment Canterbury.