Jim Sutton

The Honourable Jim Sutton CNZM
Sutton in 2007
Minister of Agriculture
In office 9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore
In office 10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005
Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitaki
In office 14 July 1984 – 27 October 1990
Preceded by	Jonathan Elworthy
Succeeded by	Alec Neill
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Timaru
In office 6 November 1993 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by	Maurice McTigue
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Aoraki
In office 12 October 1996 – 17 September 2005
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jo Goodhew
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list
In office 17 September 2005 – 30 July 2006
Succeeded by	Charles Chauvel[n 1]
Personal details
Born	(1941-11-07) 7 November 1941 (age 82) Reading, Berkshire, England
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	Labour

James Robert Sutton CNZM (born 7 November 1941), generally known as Jim Sutton, is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1990 and again between 1993 and 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios including Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Affairs, Biosecurity, and Trade Negotiations.^[1]

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