Current parliamentary roles

• Chief Whip
• Member, Business Committee
• Member, Education and Science Committee
• Member, Privileges Committee
• Member, Standing Orders Committee
• Spokesperson, Education

Former parliamentary roles

• Member, Government Administration Committee 9 December 2008-20 October 2011
• Associate Spokesperson, Energy 20 November 2008-3 February 2011
• Spokesperson, Internal Affairs 20 November 2008-19 December 2011
• Spokesperson, Sport and Recreation 5 May 2009-3 February 2011
• Member, Regulations Review Committee 21 July 2010-22 June 2011
• Member, Local Government and Environment Committee 4 August 2010-9 February 2011
• Spokesperson, ACC 3 February 2011-19 December 2011
• Member, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee 9 February 2011-20 October 2011
• Member, Education and Science Committee 20 December 2011-28 March 2012
• Spokesperson, State Services 19 December 2011-25 February 2013
• Associate Spokesperson, Education 19 December 2011-25 February 2013

Personal details

Born Wellington, 1978

Education/qualifications

• Waterloo Primary School
• Hutt Intermediate
• Hutt Valley Memorial College / Petone College
• Head Boy, Petone College 1996
• National Certificate in Adult Education and Training
• BA in Politics and Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington
• Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy, Victoria University of Wellington

Career

• President, Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association
• Policy Advisor, Industry Training Federation of New Zealand
• Senior Consultant, Learning Energy New Zealand (Training Manager role)
• Senior Advisor, Hon Trevor Mallard MP and Hon Steve Maharey MP
• Senior Advisor to Rt Hon Helen Clark MP, Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Regional Chairperson, Student Job Search

Party activities

Member, Labour Party 1996-

Leisure activities

Road and mountain biking, skiing, tramping, swimming, reading and cooking