Hon Roger Sowry, Paraparaumu, ONZM
For public services as a Member of Parliament. Mr Sowry became the MP for Kapiti in 1990 before retiring from politics in 2005. In the 1990s he was Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Social Services, Associate Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the Housing Corporation and for Minority Government Management. He was Deputy Leader of the National Party from October 2001 to October 2003. Mr Sowry also served as Deputy Chairperson of the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee.