Topic: Phil Goff
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Much also remains to be done before Afghanistan could be considered able to maintain its own future security
N.Zealand extends Afghan deployment Apr 11, 2006
Violence from Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents increased in 2005, and warlord-ism and a growing trade in opium continues to destabilize Afghanistan and present major problems
N.Zealand extends Afghan deployment Apr 11, 2006
No sporting team should have to go to a country in which the most gross human rights abuses are occurring and pay a penalty to that country and that regime
N. Zealand cricketers to go to Zimbabwe Jul 02, 2005
I think that if you look at the Treaty of Amity and Co-operation as representing a strongly symbolic stance of commitment to friendship and good relations with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), then there is not a problem signing up to it
New Zealand looking towards Asian summit Apr 13, 2005
The government has no intention of reviewing its nuclear policy
New Zealand shirks U.S. nuclear advice Oct 08, 2003
Phil Goff
Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953), generally known as Phil Goff, is the current Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. During the Fifth Labour Government, he served in a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Defence of New Zealand, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Minister of Finance.
Goff was born and raised in Auckland. His family was relatively poor, and his father wanted Goff to enter the workforce immediately after finishing high school. Goff, however, wished to attend university, a decision that caused him to leave home when only sixteen years old. By working as a freezing worker and a cleaner, Goff was able to fund himself through university, gaining an MA (with first class honours) in political studies at the University of Auckland. In 1973, he was Senior Scholar in Political Studies, and also won the Butterworth Prize for law. While completing his MA, he lectured in Political Studies. He also briefly worked as an Insurance Workers Union organiser.
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