Q:Facts: - parliament: new zealand new zealand new zealand - order: minister for racing of civil defence minister for senior citizens minister - successor: craig foss craig foss craig foss mike sabin - constituency mp: northland far north bay of islands - party: national party - primeminister: john key john key john key - predecessor: rick austin barker ruth dyson winston peters new electorate neill - term end: 8 17 july 2011 1996 1993 june 2011 8 june 2011 8 june 2011 - term start: 19 1996 1993 1987 november 2008 19 november 2008 19 november 2008 - birth date: 8 may 1950 - name: john carter - website: -lsb- http://www.johncarter.co.nz johncarter.co.nz -rsb- - majority: 10,054 -lrb- 29.89 % -rrb- - occupation: local government official Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john carter -lrb- new zealand politician -rrb- .
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john mcgregor carter -lrb- born 8 may 1950 -rrb- is a new zealand politician , and member of the national party .he represented the bay of islands , far north and northland electorates from 1987 until july 2011 , when he became new zealand 's high commissioner to the cook islands .since the october 2013 local elections , he has been mayor of the far north district .