Doug Graham

Sir Douglas Arthur Montrose "Doug" Graham KNZM (born 12 January 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1999, representing the National Party.

Early life and family

Graham was born in Auckland, and attended Southwell School and Auckland Grammar School. He obtained an LLB from the University of Auckland and became a lawyer, establishing his own practice in 1968. From 1973 to 1983, he lectured in legal ethics at the University of Auckland.

His great-grandfather Robert Graham was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th New Zealand parliaments, from 1855 to 1868. In 2008, his brother Kennedy Graham was elected to parliament representing the Green Party. His son, Carrick, is a public relations consultant.

Member of Parliament

Graham was elected to Parliament in the 1984 elections as MP for the Auckland electorate of Remuera, replacing the retiring member Allan Highet.

Cabinet minister

When the National Party won the 1990 elections, Graham was appointed to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Justice, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, and Minister of Cultural Affairs. In 1991, he became Minister in Charge of Treaty Negotiations, perhaps his most prominent role. He was widely praised by both Pākehā and Māori for his work on numerous Treaty settlements, although opponents of the process have voiced criticisms of his policies. Later, Graham also became Attorney General and Minister for Courts. In the 1996 elections, when the Remuera seat was abolished, Graham became a list MP. He was ranked sixth on National's party list, a relatively high placing.

Doug Graham (Canadian politician)

Doug Graham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek North as a member of the Yukon Party caucus.

He previously represented the district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West from 1978 to 1982.

References

Doug Graham (Winners & Losers)

Doug Graham is a fictional character in the Australian Channel Seven drama series Winners & Losers, played by Tom Wren. Doug made his debut screen appearance in the pilot episode "Covert Aggression in Netball", which was broadcast on 22 March 2011. Doug is one the show's regular male characters. Wren was cast in the show after only working as a guest artist on other shows. Actor Stephen Phillips also auditioned for the role but he was cast as Doug's friend Zach Armstrong. Doug works a registrar at a local hospital. He is characterised as a caring and patient individual with a high sense of morality. He shares a close on-screen friendship with Sophie Wong (Melanie Vallejo). But Doug is also in love with her. Their "will they, won't they?" story arc has spanned throughout the character's tenure. Though Doug also has relationships with Bec Gilbert (Zoe Tuckwell-Smith) and Carla Hughes (Sibylla Budd).

Doug has been centric to a number of the shows pregnancy storylines. His encounter with Bec results in her giving birth to his son Harrison Graham. It proved complicated and occurred while he was in a relationship with Sophie. The latter also becomes pregnant but has an abortion. While Carla becomes pregnant and suffers a miscarriage. Doug has also been involved in a topical storyline involving Cat Johnson's (Peta Sergeant) euthanasia. The show concluded Doug romantic involvement with Sophie when he chooses to marry Carla. Wren believed that his character had not been fully developed during season one. But the following season saw Doug being explored to a greater extent. Wren believed his character had become "fully flesher-out".

Doug Graham (disambiguation)

Doug Graham (born 1942) is a former New Zealand politician.

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