Current parliamentary roles

• Deputy-Chairperson, Law and Order Committee
• Spokesperson, Law and Order (including Police and Corrections)
• Spokesperson, State Owned Enterprises
• Associate Spokesperson, Finance

Former parliamentary roles

• Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Caucus Committee 1999-2002
• Member, Finance and expenditure select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
• Member, Primary production select committee 21 December 1999-11 August 2005
• Chairperson, Finance and expenditure select committee 2002-11 August 2005
• Member, Government's E-Commerce Action Team
• Member, Economic Caucus Committee
• Member of Parliament assisting the Minister of Information Technology
• Member, Social Services Caucus Committee
• Member, Justice and Electoral Caucus Committee
• Member, Primary Production Caucus Committee
• Member, Local Government Caucus Committee
• Associate Minister for Immigration 19 October 2005-5 November 2007
• Minister of Statistics 19 October 2005-5 November 2007
• Associate Minister of Finance 19 October 2005-19 November 2008
• Associate Minister of Justice 19 October 2005-19 November 2008
• Minister for Building and Construction 4 December 2006-5 November 2007
• Minister of Immigration 5 November 2007-19 November 2008
• Minister for the Rugby World Cup 5 November 2007-19 November 2008
• Minister for Small Business 5 November 2007-19 November 2008
• Minister for Sport and Recreation 5 November 2007-19 November 2008

Personal details

Born 31 October 1969, Nelson

Education/qualifications

• St Bede's College, Christchurch
• BA triple major, University of Canterbury 1992
• MBA 1996

Career

• Member, New Zealand Lotteries Board 1988-1991
• Business owner providing strategic advice to companies regarding government, communications and public relations 1991-1992
• Senior Parliamentary Adviser to former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Mike Moore 1991-1993
• Corporate Affairs Manager, Churchill Group 1996-1999
• Public Affairs Manager, Clear Communications Limited 1999-1999
• Lecturer, MBA Programme, University of Canterbury 2005

Awards

• Exhibition Award, Trinity College, London 1986
• Lorima Marshall Scholarship 1987
• First New Zealand politician to be selected for the World Economic Forum's 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow, New York 2002
• Invited to attend World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in New York City 2002 and Davos 2003 and 2005
• First New Zealand politician to be appointed to the World Economic Forum's GLT Free Trade Task Force
• First New Zealander to be selected for the Forum of Young Global Leaders 2005
• Associate Fellowship, New Zealand Institute of Management 2005
• Adjunct Senior Fellow, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury 2007

Community activities

• Member, Governing Board of the University of Canterbury's Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme 2005-
• Member, Advisory Board of the Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• Associate Member, Returned Servicemen's Association
• Patron, North Canterbury Special Olympics

Party activities

• Member of the Labour Party since age 14
• Former Chairperson, Redwood Branch of the Labour Party
• Former member, Labour Party New Zealand Council
• Member of the Rt Hon. Mike Moore’s Campaign Team 1987-1987
• Chairperson, Canterbury Regional Council of the Labour Party 1989-1994
• Campaign manager for Rt Hon. Mike Moore 1990-1990
• Campaign manager for Rt Hon. Mike Moore 1993-1993