Mark Gosche

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Gosche
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1955(1955-12-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mark Gosche Biography

Mark Gosche is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 2, 1955 in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Mark James Gosche (born 2 December 1955) is an New Zealand politician. He is an official of the Labour Party. Born in Auckland to Samoan parents and was active with Auckland’s Pacific Islander community.

On May 31, 2011 Gosche was elected chairman of the Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation.

Vui Mark Gosche is the Chief Executive of Vaka Tautua, a role he took up in July 2014 after 5 years on the governance board. Vaka Tautua is a not for profit ‘for Pacific by Pacific’ community health and social service provider working in the areas of disability, mental health, older people, family violence and financial capability – with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The governance board and staff of Vaka Tautua are almost all of Pacific Island heritage and all operational staff are bilingual.

In June 2018 Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced Gosche as deputy chair of the Housing New Zealand board.

In 2009, he was elected director on the New Zealand Rugby League board The appointment was confirmed on the 27th of June.

Mark Gosche Net Worth

Mark Gosche is one of the richest Politician from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Gosche 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vui Mark Gosche from Samoan origins. Prior to taking on his current job as Chief Advisor Strategic Relations at the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs in Auckland as well as a Member of the NZ Parliament (1996-2008) who held ministerial portfolios in the cabinet for Housing, Pacific Island Affairs, Transport, Corrections and Racing and for 15 years, he was a union representative for workers in the service industry – where he established four health centres that offered basic health care at a low cost and services (doctors and nurse). After leaving politics, he has held numerous administration positions such as NZ Rugby League, TYLA Trust, COMET Auckland, Vaka Tautua, Brain Injury Association, Talklink Trust and Fonua Ola. He currently sits as a member of the executive board for Lifewise which he was also recently appointed to. Mt. Wellington Licensing Trust which owns and manages hotel and conference facilities The profits are distributed to the community via a trust for charitable donations. Vui’s experiences are also influenced from his partner Carol who he serves as caregiver for. Carol was diagnosed with a major brain hemorrhage in the year 2002. His wife and he have 7 grandchildren.

The first time he was elected to the Parliament as a list MP during the 1996 election. He has been a member of his Auckland district in Maungakiekie since the election in 1999. The MP has served in a variety of Cabinet positions such as Minister of Corrections and Minister of Housing and Housing, Minister of Transport in addition to Minister of Pacific Island Affairs. In May 2002, however he quit all of his ministerial posts due to the serious health issues of his wife who was suffering from brain hemorrhage. In April 2007, he received the awarded his Samoan matai title Vui in the village of his grandmother in Lano located in Samoa. In the 2008 elections, Gosche left politics in order to spend more time with his family.

Gosche’s term on the NZRL board ended in 2012 after he decided not reapply for the position. At the 2016 Auckland elections, Gosche was elected to the Mt Wellington Licensing Trust.

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Mark Gosche celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Mark Gosche

1. Mark Gosche is a former New Zealand politician.
2. He was the first Pacific Islander to be elected to Parliament.
3. Gosche served as a Member of Parliament from 1996-2005.
4. He held various ministerial positions, including Minister for Housing and Pacific Island Affairs.
5. Gosche was born in Samoa and immigrated to New Zealand at age 10.
6. He studied at the University of Auckland and worked as a teacher before entering politics.
7. In 2005, Gosche resigned from Parliament to become New Zealand’s ambassador to South Africa.
8. He later served as ambassador to Ethiopia, the African Union, and Djibouti.
9. Gosche has been involved in various community organizations promoting education and social justice.
10. In 2019, he was appointed as Chair of the Pasifika Education Centre Trust Board in Auckland.