Current parliamentary roles

• Member, Maori Affairs Committee
• Deputy-Chairperson, Justice and Electoral Committee
• Member, Auckland Governance Legislation Committee

Former parliamentary roles

Member, Law and Order Committee 9 December 2008-24 June 2009

Personal details

Married.

Education/qualifications

• BA (Political Science and History), University of Auckland
• LLB (Hons), University of Auckland
• Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• Attended London School of Economics

Career

• Tutor of Law, University of Auckland
• Intern, British House of Commons
• Litigation Lawyer -2001
• Senior Crown Prosecutor, District and High Courts of New Zealand -June 2008

Awards

• Senior Law Prize, University of Auckland
• Chevening - Hansard Society Fellowship

Community activities

• Frequent 'Hero' and guest speaker at Bay of Plenty Primary Schools for 'Books in Homes'
• Member, Friends of the Tauranga Art Gallery
• Member, varoius other Tauranga organisations

Party activities

• Member, National Party 1992-
• Electorate Chairman, National Party -2008
• Member, Rules Committee, National Party -2008

Leisure activities

Running, reading and being with family