Editing Murray McCully (section)

=== Fifth National Government, 2008–2017 ===
After the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] won the [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 election]], McCully was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 19 November 2008. McCully was appointed [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], [[Minister for Sport and Recreation]], and Minister for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cup]] by [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|New Zealand Prime Minister]] [[John Key]].<ref name="DP_shadows"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10543509|title=Key's Government |date=17 November 2008|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=16 January 2009}}</ref>

In November 2015, McCully was off work after surgery for removal of a growth that was found to be benign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11540084 |title=Murray McCully off work following surgery |date=4 November 2015|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>

On 15 December 2016, following the announcement that Key would retire from politics and the appointment of [[Bill English]] as Prime Minister, McCully announced that he would not stand for parliament in 2017 (in [[2017 New Zealand general election|that year's general election]]).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11767735|access-date=16 December 2016|title=Murray McCully says he won't stand again in next election|date=15 December 2016|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref> English and McCully had previously had a fractious relationship, relating to when McCully orchestrated the removal of English as party leader in 2003.<ref name="DP_shadows" /> Reflecting on his time as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, McCully said his most challenging and rewarding work was New Zealand's role in the Pacific: "I’ve put a lot of my personal effort into ensuring that we actually live up to the expectations our neighbours have of us and the responsibilities we should carry."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2017/04/30/22658?slug=high-flying-mccully-prepares-for-life-on-firm-ground|title=High-flying McCully prepares for life on firm ground|date=2017-05-01|website=Newsroom|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref> He continued as Minister of Foreign Affairs under English until 2 May 2017, when he was succeeded by [[Gerry Brownlee]].

In December 2016, McCully played a critical role in the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334]].<ref name="ravidbritainpulledthestringsand">{{cite news|last1=Ravid|first1=Barak|title=Britain Pulled the Strings and Netanyahu Warned New Zealand It Was Declaring War: New Details on Israel's Battle Against the UN Vote|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.761706|access-date=28 December 2016|work=Haaretz|date=27 December 2016}}</ref>