Political Trivia Nugget of the Day

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Before becoming the first Maori Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives in 1993, Sir Peter Tapsell (no, not that one) was an orthopaedic surgeon. Along with Jacques Rogge, the current president of the International Olympic Committee, they are the only ortho surgeons that I know of in the higher echelons of power. There is hope and proof yet for my dad to forge a successful political career in sports medicine. Curiously enough, British Tory MP and current Father of the House, Sir Peter Tapsell was born just eleven days after his Kiwi namesake. But he's not a medical practitioner.