Chester Borrows

The Honourable Chester Borrows QSO
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Whanganui
In office 17 September 2005 – 23 September 2017
Preceded by	Jill Pettis
Succeeded by	Harete Hipango
Deputy Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
In office 21 October 2014 – 23 September 2017
Preceded by	Eric Roy
Succeeded by	Anne Tolley
7th Minister for Courts
In office 12 December 2011 – 6 October 2014
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Georgina te Heuheu
Succeeded by	Amy Adams
Personal details
Born	Kerry James Borrows (1957-06-20)20 June 1957 Nelson, New Zealand
Died	27 February 2023(2023-02-27) (aged 65) Hāwera, New Zealand
Political party	National

Kerry James "Chester" Borrows QSO (20 June 1957 – 27 February 2023) was a New Zealand National Party politician who served as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament (MP) from 2005 to 2017.

Borrows worked as a police officer, including as a sole charge officer, and received a Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct for attempting to arrest an armed murderer. He first stood for Parliament in 1999, and was elected in 2005. He was a Minister outside Cabinet for three years, and was Deputy Speaker also for three years. He did not run for Parliament in 2017.

Borrows served as head of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group, tasked with helping reform New Zealand's criminal justice system. He also served as an archdeacon in the Anglican Church.