More appointments the Government could consider
March 7th, 2009 at 11:35 am by David FarrarReflecting more on the Dom Post story that the Government is looking to appoint Dr Cullen to chair a major SOE, here are some other appointments they can consider:
- Winston Peters to chair the Asia 2000 Foundation
- Peter Brown to chair the Immigration Review Board
- Clint Rickards as CEO of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs
Make your own suggestions below.
UPDATE: Many good suggestions so far. Some of my favourites:
- David Benson-Pope as Children’s Commissioner
- Ruth Dyson for ALAC
- Brian Tamaki to the Aids Foundation
- Keith Locke, trade commissioner to Israel
- Philip Field as head of the Pacific Island Immigration division
- Winston Peters, Chairman of the Electoral Commission
- Kyle Chapman, Race Relations Commissioner
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- Locke supports Defence Chief
- Other Board Appointments
- Electoral Commission Appointments
- Board Appointments
March 7th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Anne Tolley for something in Education.
[DPF: You want to go back to the guy who attacks schools for spending too much on special education?]
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Rod Donald as spokesman for the dead.
Back to DPFs more amusing point, how about Benson-Pope as Children’s Commissioner?
Nandor Tanczos for drug education or ASH
Ruth Dyson for ALAC
Brian Tamaki for the AIDS Foundation
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Jeannette Fitzsimmons for governor of reserve bank
Mike Williams for national archives
Keith Locke as trade commissioner to Israel
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Sue Bradford for social welfare.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Gerry Brownlee for anything ‘Energy’
Vote:(Sorry. No one in their right mind would … hang on …!
How about John Key for Spokesman/women for Queer NewZealanders, or CEO of Dance New Zealand?
March 7th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Delahunty for Opera NZ
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Helen Clark as the Independent police complaints commissioner.
Philip Field as head of the Pacific Island Immigration division.
“Mad” Cath Delahunty as minister of Men’s affairs.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Parekura Horomia as a stimulus package for KFC
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Isn’t it time they wheeled out Bruce, he sure had the right words. “meet the new boss same as the old boss”
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Bring back Winston as head of The Electoral Finance Commission.
Actually, make Keith Locke head of the SIS… they still have all his details, no need to get a CV ready for an interview.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Trevor Mallard to head up anti-violence campaigning……..
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Greenfly for Chief Inspector of Sewers.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Ruth Dyson to the Road Safety Trust and Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Ross – I outgrew ‘poo’ jokes when I was six.
Vote:John Key for Human Resource Manager for retiring Labour Party MPs.
March 7th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Kyle Chapman as Race Relations Conciliator?
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Michael Cullen as head of the Accounting Standards Review Board
Graham Capell as Children’s Commissioner? (once he’s done his time)
Parekura Horomia as head of the Earthquake Commission.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Heather Simpson for the Families Commission!!!!!
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Phool Goof (when he gets dumped as Labour leader next year) Chief Archivist for Distinguished New Zealanders.
Clayton Cosgrove as the Ombudsman for Stupid Questions.
Chris Carter as the Queen’s Representative to the Iranian administration for Improving Relations with Israel.
Sue Bradford as Assistant Commisioner to Solid Energy for the Relocation of Endangered Snails.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
David Farrar – Chief Diversion Creator for When Things Get Sticky for Key ………. hang on !!!!
[DPF: Fuck you are a moron,. I'm seriously attacking the Government for their moves to appoint Cullen, and in your pathetic mind, this is somehow me creating a distraction for them. You're just don't know when to keep quiet ratehr than confirm your stupidity]
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
SSB – small technical point: Bruce Springsteen was “the boss”, but it was The Who who encouraged us to “meet the new boss same as the old boss”
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Peter Zohrab for Principal Family Court Judge.
Actually in all fairness to the Cullen idea, the previous National Government was a sitting duck when it came to accusations of ‘cronyism’ with respect to public appointments (it came to a head with Lotteries Commission who was accused of paying the CEO over the top). I think Helen Clark and co were reasonably conscious of this. It is interesting that one senior National MP panned some appointments last year, but another senior National MP declined to pan one of those appointments.
I am sure that John Key does not want claims of ‘cronyism’ hanging around in 2011 or 2014 and is taking this into account accordingly. It is galling for the party faithful, but it is in the longer term interests of the party.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Michael Cullen – Co leader of the National Party.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Chris Kahui for Childrens Commissioner with the Curtis brothers as his deputies.
Vote:Russel Norman and Catherine Delahunty as New Zealand’s ambassadors to Cuba.
Sue Bradford as the head of Solid Energy
March 7th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Bill English as Finance Minister, and Deputy Leader.
Jeanette Fitzsimmons as Nuclear Power planning Comissioner.
Winston Peters as the new House Speaker, Minister of Gaming and Lotteries, Minister of Fisheries, and Boxing.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Greenfly as spokesman for the sensible sentencing trust.
Or indeed anything with the word sensible in its title.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Greenfly for the inherited title of Lord of the Royal Privies
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Dover Samuels can come back as Minister for the Environment…. he knows all about discharges into NZ’s flora.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I couldn’t stop laughing over Keith Locke for Israel Trade Commissioner
Jeannette Fitzsimmons for the Fire Service, Rural sector manager.
What about John Minto – he must be a candidate for the Reserve Bank board
Judith Tizard for InternetNZ
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
John Tamihere as Minister of Front-bums’ – whoops – Women’s Affairs
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
John Minto for a position on the board of Tennis NZ
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I would have picked Benson-Pope for the board of Tennis NZ.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Minto to replace Greg O’Connor as police association spokesman.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
jeanette fitzsimons as an associate minister for the environment..(i’m serious..!..)
make use of that institutional knowledge/skill-base..
(..all shoulders to the wheel..and all that..)
..we all know that fitzsimons would have made a cracker minister for the environment..
..it could still be..
..it just needs a key..
..phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
“..Delahunty as minister of Men’s affairs…”
heh..!
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Vernon Small (if he’s the DPost author) is just flying a kite for his Labour mates and sources on the Cullen job, and Small’s too bright (Ph. D. and chess master) to be taken in. Labour must be in Small’s heart.
Another wild kite for Small to fly: Graeme Burton for Associate Minister of Justice in charge of prisons. He’d get prisoner numbers down, and not by attrition.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Lockwood Smith, Minister for Affordable Kitset Housing.
Rodney Hide, National Secretary of the EPMU.
Margaret Wilson, Speaker of the House.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Don Brash, Minister of Maori Affairs
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Cullen to chair foundation for Harpaxophobia (fear of being robbed) or Siderodromophobia- (Fear of trains, railroads or train travel) but the latter would be so easy as we will not have any trains as we cannot afford them.
He might be lynched in the 1st position.
The Tyrannophobia foundation has no more members now that Labour are out 8)
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Winston Peters – Ambassador to Courtney Place and Minister for Late-night Feeds
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Any one of the Labour feminists as ambassador to Saudi Arabia…….
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Winston Peters – Spokesperson for the Prostitutes Collective
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Cameron Slater – Trustee of the Spencer Trust
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
All National Party MPs – lifeguard at an Iwi-owned beach.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Greenfly – if a Maori lifeguard had to choose between drowning Labour MPs and drowning National MPs, my pick is that there would be a lot of dead lefties right now.
Vote:March 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Goblin – “my pick is that there would be a lot of dead lefties right now”
Vote:That would leave.. no one! (Though you’d expect that those ‘Labour-lite’ MPs to float)
March 8th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Greenfly you are a sad little troll.
Vote:March 8th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Maryan Street as the Inspector of Accidents for OSH
Vote:March 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Murray for head of the National Front.
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