Rodney Hide
Rodney Hide | |
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| 13th Minister of Local Government | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 14 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Nanaia Mahuta |
| Succeeded by | Chris Tremain |
| Minister for Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 14 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Succeeded by | John Banks |
| Leader of ACT New Zealand | |
| In office 13 June 2004 – 28 April 2011 | |
| Deputy | Muriel Newman Heather Roy |
| Preceded by | Richard Prebble |
| Succeeded by | Don Brash |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for ACT List | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 17 September 2005 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Epsom | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 26 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Worth |
| Succeeded by | John Banks |
| Majority | 3102 (8.67%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1956 |
| Party | ACT New Zealand |
| Spouse | Louise Crome |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Economist |
Rodney Philip Hide QSO (born 16 December 1956) is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT New Zealand party. Hide was a Member of Parliament for ACT from 1996 until 2011, was ACT's leader between 2004 and 2011, and represented the Epsom constituency from 2005 to 2011. In the Fifth National Government, Hide was Minister of Local Government, Associate Minister of Commerce and Minister of Regulatory Reform until 2011.
He stepped down as ACT leader in April 2011 after a leadership challenge from Don Brash and retired from Parliament at the general election later that year.