Matthew Palmer
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"Matthew Simon Russell Palmer", QC is a New Zealand barrister, legal academic and former public servant. Palmer was the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Government Relations), Dean of Law, and Director of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at Victoria University of Wellington from January 2001 until June 2006. He has also held positions in the Treasury (New Zealand)/Treasury and has been Deputy Secretary of Justice (Public Law) in the New Zealand Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)/Ministry of Justice and Deputy Solicitor-General (Public Law) in the New Zealand Crown Law Office (New Zealand)/Crown Law Office.

He is son of former Prime Minister of New Zealand/Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer (politician)/Geoffrey Palmer, who was also a professor of law at Victoria University for many years. Matthew Palmer is author of The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's law and constitution was published in November 2008. He also co-authored (with his father) Bridled Power, a leading text on New Zealand public law.

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