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Nicky Wagner
Nicola Joanne Wagner (born 23 July 1953) is a former New Zealand politician. After a career in teaching and business, she was a National Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2005 to 2020, when she retired.
Wagner represented the Christchurch Central electorate from 2011 to 2017. Between 2014 and 2017, she was Minister of Customs, Minister for Disability Issues, Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration.
Born in Christchurch, one of three children to a teacher mother and engineer father, Wagner grew up in Cashmere. Her early education was at Burnside Primary School and St Margaret's College. She received a teaching degree from Christchurch College of Education, a BA from the University of Canterbury, and an MBA from Massey University. After working for a time as a teacher, she entered the business world, and established a successful fashion marketing company and later an internet marketing business. She was an internet pioneer establishing firstly FashioNZ (a website to support the New Zealand fashion industry) and then GardenNZ.
She has two children.
Wagner was selected as the National Party candidate in Christchurch Central for the 2002 general election, and ranked at 37th on the party list. She lost convincingly to the incumbent, Tim Barnett, and National's overall poor result meant she was not elected as a list MP.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillor Peter Yeoman died in October 2002. Soon after, councillor Neil Cherry resigned shortly over health concerns. Both councillors had represented the Christchurch West constituency. The by-election to fill the vacancies was held in April 2003 and won by Wagner and former National Party Member of Parliament Alec Neill.
When Wagner received a high list ranking for the 2005 general election, there was concern whether she could do justice to both being a regional councillor and a member of parliament. Wagner was elected to Parliament in retired from ECan at the 2007 local elections.
Wagner was re-selected for National in Christchurch Central in the 2005 general election and given an improved list rank of 28. This was the third-highest placement for candidates who were not already members of Parliament, behind Tim Groser and Chris Finlayson. When National won 39.1% of the party vote, Wagner was elected as a list MP.
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Nicky Wagner
Nicola Joanne Wagner (born 23 July 1953) is a former New Zealand politician. After a career in teaching and business, she was a National Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2005 to 2020, when she retired.
Wagner represented the Christchurch Central electorate from 2011 to 2017. Between 2014 and 2017, she was Minister of Customs, Minister for Disability Issues, Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration.
Born in Christchurch, one of three children to a teacher mother and engineer father, Wagner grew up in Cashmere. Her early education was at Burnside Primary School and St Margaret's College. She received a teaching degree from Christchurch College of Education, a BA from the University of Canterbury, and an MBA from Massey University. After working for a time as a teacher, she entered the business world, and established a successful fashion marketing company and later an internet marketing business. She was an internet pioneer establishing firstly FashioNZ (a website to support the New Zealand fashion industry) and then GardenNZ.
She has two children.
Wagner was selected as the National Party candidate in Christchurch Central for the 2002 general election, and ranked at 37th on the party list. She lost convincingly to the incumbent, Tim Barnett, and National's overall poor result meant she was not elected as a list MP.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillor Peter Yeoman died in October 2002. Soon after, councillor Neil Cherry resigned shortly over health concerns. Both councillors had represented the Christchurch West constituency. The by-election to fill the vacancies was held in April 2003 and won by Wagner and former National Party Member of Parliament Alec Neill.
When Wagner received a high list ranking for the 2005 general election, there was concern whether she could do justice to both being a regional councillor and a member of parliament. Wagner was elected to Parliament in retired from ECan at the 2007 local elections.
Wagner was re-selected for National in Christchurch Central in the 2005 general election and given an improved list rank of 28. This was the third-highest placement for candidates who were not already members of Parliament, behind Tim Groser and Chris Finlayson. When National won 39.1% of the party vote, Wagner was elected as a list MP.
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