Honours/decorations

Samoan chiefly title of To'osavali bestowed by the village of Poutasi, Samoa, 2009

Current parliamentary roles

• Leader
• Prime Minister
• Minister of Tourism
• Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
• Minister in charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service
• Minister Responsible for the GCSB

Former parliamentary roles

• Spokesperson, Information Technology
• Associate Spokesperson, Commerce 15 August 2002-2 November 2003
• Associate Spokesperson, Transport 15 August 2002-9 August 2004
• Member, Transport and industrial relations select committee 27 August 2002-4 November 2003
• Spokesperson, Communications 23 July 2003-9 August 2004
• Deputy Spokesperson, Finance 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
• Spokesperson, Statistics 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
• Member, Finance and expenditure select committee 9 November 2005-5 December 2006
• Leader of the Opposition 28 November 2006-19 November 2008

Personal details

Born 9 August 1961, married with two children

Education/qualifications

BCom, Canterbury University

Career

• Investment banker, New Zealand for 10 years
• Investment banker, Merrill Lynch 1995-2001
• Member, Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1999-2001

Community activities

Supporter of various registered New Zealand charities

Party activities

• Member of National Party in early 1990's
• Rejoined National Party 1998-
• Member, National Party Helensville 2002-
• Member, National Party International Branch, London 2000-2001

Leisure activities

Golf, family activities, watching rugby, cooking