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Chris Tremain

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Date:
18 May 2013
Contact details
Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160
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Hon Chris Tremain

Member for Napier, National Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Minister of Internal Affairs
  • Minister of Local Government
  • Associate Minister of Tourism

Former parliamentary roles

  • Liaison with Small Business 26 October 2005-1 December 2006
  • Member, Commerce select committee 9 November 2005-5 December 2006
  • Member, Finance and Expenditure Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008
  • Member, Officers of Parliament Committee 20 February 2008-3 October 2008
  • Deputy Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Committee 9 December 2008-24 June 2009
  • Senior Whip 16 June 2009-20 December 2011
  • Member, Business Committee 16 June 2009-20 October 2011
  • Member, Standing Orders Committee 24 June 2009-20 October 2011
  • Member, Electoral Legislation Committee 31 March 2010-20 October 2011
  • Minister of Consumer Affairs 14 December 2011-3 April 2012
  • Associate Minister of Transport 14 December 2011-3 April 2012
  • Member, Education and Science Committee 21 December 2011-4 April 2012
  • Minister of Civil Defence 14 December 2011-31 January 2013

Personal details

Born 1966, Napier, married with three children

Education/qualifications

  • Taradale Primary School
  • Taradale Intermediate
  • Napier Boys High School
  • BBS in Accounting, Massey University
  • DipBusStuds in Marketing, Massey University
  • Associate, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (AREINZ)

Career

  • Former Accountant, Gosling Chapman Chartered Accountants
  • Former Production Accountant, "Whose Line is it Anyway?", UK
  • Director, Travel Cafe International Ltd August 1995-March 2006
  • Director, Tremain Holdings Ltd August 1997-
  • Director, Tremain Real Estate Ltd June 1998-
  • Director, Tremain Developments Ltd July 2001-
  • Director, Wine Country Homes Ltd June 2003-
  • Director, Waipatiki Developments Ltd March 2004-
  • Director, Tremain Commercial Ltd June 2004-2006

Community activities

  • Chairperson, Eskview Junior Rugby Club
  • Committee member, Sport Hawkes Bay 1995-2005
  • Chairperson, Napier Old Boys Marist Rugby Club 1997-2001
  • Chairperson, Sport Hawkes Bay 2001-2005