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'''Simon David Upton''' ([[7 February]] [[1958]] - ) is a former [[New Zealand]] politician.
'''Simon David Upton''' ([[7 February]] [[1958]] - ) is a former [[New Zealand]] politician. He was an MP from [[1981]] to [[2001]], representing the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]. Having joined the National Party in [[1976]], he held a number of internal positions before being elected MP for Waikato in the [[New Zealand general election 1981|1981 elections]]. In the [[New Zealand general election 1984|1984 elections]], he was elected MP for Raglan, which he held until the [[New Zealand general election 1996|1996 elections]], when he chose to become a [[list MP]]. He held a number of [[New Zealand Cabinet|Cabinet]] posts, including those of Minister of Health, Minister for the Environment, and Minister of Research, Science and Technology. He was responsible for establishing the [[Crown Research Institute]]s. He has an interest in [[sustainable development]], and chaired the [[OECD]]'s Round Table on Sustainable Development. He resigned from Parliament in [[2001]], and moved to [[France]].▼
Educated at Auckland University, where he gained degrees in English literature, Music and Law, and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
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Upton became one of New Zealand's youngest ever Ministers in the [[New Zealand Cabinet|Cabinet]]in 1990, when he became Minister of Health, Minister for the Environment, and Minister of Science and Technology. In the environment post, Upton enacted the [[Resource Management Act 1991]]. He was responsible for establishing the [[Crown Research Institute]]s. He has an interest in [[sustainable development]], and chaired the [[OECD]]'s Round Table on Sustainable Development. He resigned from Parliament in [[2001]], and moved to [[France]].
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