Former National Party MP and Cabinet minister Richard Worth has died aged 73.
A death notice said Worth passed away peacefully yesterday.
Worth served as Minister of Internal Affairs and later as the honorary consul for Monaco.
![Richard Worth (left) and the Act Party's Rodney Hide at the televised political debate between Epsom candidates at Epsom Girls Grammar School in 2008. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UTRDIOPONC3GXPFYB7VYVWB4ZY.jpg?auth=ada7dda3472f62e885aa260fa273a9d4dc1042e9781896dadd6f665b9c9705c1&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
He was Epsom MP from 1999 to 2005 and a list MP from 2005 to 2009, when he resigned due to misconduct allegations.