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Scott Simpson (politician)
Scott Anthony Simpson (born 4 November 1959) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the National Party.
Simpson is Minister for ACC and Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in the Sixth National Government, and was previously the Chief Government Whip. He was formerly Minister of Statistics in the Fifth National Government from May to October 2017.
Simpson's ancestors settled in Kūaotunu, on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the 1800s. He grew up in Auckland and was educated at the University of Auckland, graduating with a law degree.
He was chief executive of the New Zealand Make-a-Wish Foundation from 2008 to 2011, and previously a member of the National Party board of directors. He also managed a safety equipment company.
He was married to Desley Simpson, but the couple separated ca. 2004/2005. She is now married to Peter Goodfellow. The former couple has two children.
Simpson has been MP for Coromandel since 2011. Prior to his election to Parliament, Simpson held senior positions in the National Party. He was National Party Northern Regional Chair and a member of the National Party's Board of Directors in the 2010s. He stood for the National Party presidency in 2009 but lost to Peter Goodfellow. He previously stood for selection as the National Party candidate for Tamaki in 2004, but lost to Allan Peachey.
Simpson was selected as the National Party's Coromandel candidate in April 2011. He was elected at the 2011 general election with a majority of 12,740. From 2013 to 2014, Simpson was chair of the Justice and Electoral select committee.
During the 2014 New Zealand general election, Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 15,801, defeating the Green Party's candidate Catherine Delahunty. Simpson chaired the Local Government and Environment select committee until his appointment in May 2017 as Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment.
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Scott Simpson (politician)
Scott Anthony Simpson (born 4 November 1959) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the National Party.
Simpson is Minister for ACC and Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in the Sixth National Government, and was previously the Chief Government Whip. He was formerly Minister of Statistics in the Fifth National Government from May to October 2017.
Simpson's ancestors settled in Kūaotunu, on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the 1800s. He grew up in Auckland and was educated at the University of Auckland, graduating with a law degree.
He was chief executive of the New Zealand Make-a-Wish Foundation from 2008 to 2011, and previously a member of the National Party board of directors. He also managed a safety equipment company.
He was married to Desley Simpson, but the couple separated ca. 2004/2005. She is now married to Peter Goodfellow. The former couple has two children.
Simpson has been MP for Coromandel since 2011. Prior to his election to Parliament, Simpson held senior positions in the National Party. He was National Party Northern Regional Chair and a member of the National Party's Board of Directors in the 2010s. He stood for the National Party presidency in 2009 but lost to Peter Goodfellow. He previously stood for selection as the National Party candidate for Tamaki in 2004, but lost to Allan Peachey.
Simpson was selected as the National Party's Coromandel candidate in April 2011. He was elected at the 2011 general election with a majority of 12,740. From 2013 to 2014, Simpson was chair of the Justice and Electoral select committee.
During the 2014 New Zealand general election, Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 15,801, defeating the Green Party's candidate Catherine Delahunty. Simpson chaired the Local Government and Environment select committee until his appointment in May 2017 as Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment.
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