Current parliamentary roles

• Deputy Leader of the House
• Minister of Justice
• Minister for State Owned Enterprises
• Minister of Commerce
• Minister Responsible for the Law Commission
• Associate Minister of Finance
• Member, Privileges Committee

Former parliamentary roles

• Spokesperson, Labour and Industrial Relations 1999-2002
• Spokesperson, Youth Affairs 1999-9 August 2004
• Member, Transport and industrial relations select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
• Spokesperson, Justice 15 August 2002-12 February 2003
• Spokesperson, Tertiary Education 15 August 2002-2 November 2003
• Spokesperson, Workplace Skills 15 August 2002-2 November 2003
• Member, Justice and electoral select committee 27 August 2002-15 October 2002
• Member, Education and science select committee 15 October 2002-4 November 2003
• Spokesperson, Defence 12 February 2003-9 August 2004
• Associate Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
• Spokesperson, Veterans' Affairs 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
• Member, Foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee 4 November 2003-13 August 2004
• Senior Whip 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
• Spokesperson, Conservation 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
• Associate Spokesperson, Education 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
• Member, Business select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
• Member, Education and science select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
• Member, Standing orders select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
• Spokesperson, Law and Order 26 October 2005-1 December 2006
• Member, Law and Order Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008
• Chairperson, Privileges Committee 23 February 2006-3 October 2008
• Spokesperson, Justice and Corrections 1 December 2006-3 October 2008

Personal details

Born 5 December 1969, married

Education/qualifications

• St Peter's College, Palmerston North 1981-1987
• BA in International Politics, Victoria University of Wellington -1992
• LLB, Victoria University of Wellington -1993

Career

• Solicitor, Kensington Swan, Auckland 1997
• Former Solicitor and Associate Partner, Fitzherbert Rowe November 1993-February 1997
• Former Solicitor and Associate Partner, Fitzherbert Rowe November 1997-July 1999

Community activities

• Member, Feilding Club
• Member, Feilding Rotary
• Member, Manawatu Racing Club
• Member, Marton Club
• Member, NZ Institute of Directors
• Member, NZ Institute of Management

Party activities

Member, New Zealand National Party 1993-

Leisure activities

Tennis, golf, running, reading, movies, spending time with friends and family