Members of Parliament

Current MPs

Political party

Grant Robertson
Information
Date:
19 March 2010
Contact details
Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160
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Grant Robertson

Member for Wellington Central, Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Member, Government Administration Committee
  • Spokesperson, State Services
  • Associate Spokesperson, Arts, Culture and Heritage
  • Associate Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs

Personal details

Lives with partner, Alf.

Education/qualifications

  • Kings High School, Dunedin (Head Prefect, Proxime Accesit)
  • BA (Hons) (First Class) Political Studies, University of Otago 1994

Career

  • President, Otago University Students Association 1993
  • Vice President, New Zealand University Students Association, 1995
  • Co-President, New Zealand University Students Association, 1996
  • Development Programme Manager (Samoa), Development Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1997-1999
  • Diplomat, New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York 1999-2001
  • Senior Advisor, Hon Marian Hobbs MP 2001-2002
  • Senior Advisor, Rt Hon Helen Clark MP 2002-2006
  • Senior Research Marketing Manager, University of Otago Enterprise Office 2006-2008

Community activities

Trustee (Member of Governing Board), New Zealand Aids Foundation 2005-2008

Party activities

  • Chair, New Zealand Labour Party Foreign Policy Committee
  • Co-Chair, New Zealand Labour Party Rainbow Sector Council
  • Member, Wellington Central LEC
  • Deputy Chairperson, Harbour Branch

Leisure activities

Cooking, movies, watching sport, reading, music