Michael John Minogue QSO (20 October 1923 – 27 November 2008) was a New Zealand National Party politician, lawyer and mayor.

Minogue was born on 20 October 1923. He attended Timaru Boys' High School, St. Patrick's College Silverstream, and Victoria University.^[1]

He was Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1968 to 1976, when he resigned to become a Member of Parliament.^[2] He was never on good terms with his own party leader, Robert Muldoon,^[3] and strongly opposed many of his policies, particularly challenging him on the SIS Bill and cabinet's executive powers.^[4] Muldoon then invited him to resign from the party which Minogue refused to do.^{[4][clarification needed][5]}

He represented the Hamilton West electorate until the 1984 election, when he lost to Labour Party challenger Trevor Mallard.^[6]

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Minogue was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.^[7]

Minogue died on 27 November 2008 at Braemar Hospital, Hamilton, aged 85. He was survived by three children. His wife had predeceased him 19 years prior.^[2]