Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. He was notable for being the first Māori Speaker, and for being the first Speaker since Bill Barnard in 1943 to hold office while not a member of the governing party.
- Occupation
- politician, surgeon, rugby union player
- Position held
- Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Minister of Defence, Minister of Internal Affairs
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Born
- January 21, 1930
- Died
