Tuku Morgan

Tuku Morgan

Tukoroirangi (Tuku) Morgan (b 1958) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1996 to 1999, first with the New Zealand First party, then as an independent, and finally as a member of Mauri Pacific. During his term in Parliament he was involved in a number of controversies.

Morgan was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as the New Zealand First MP for Te Tai Hauāuru. New Zealand First captured all five Māori seats in the 1996 election (including Te Tai Hauāuru) - Morgan and the other four Māori MPs became known as the Tight Five.In the 1999 elections, Morgan was ranked second on Mauri Pacific's party list, and contested the Te Tai Hauāuru seat again, but was not returned to Parliament. He then returned to TV and film production.


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