John Key
Politician
1961 –
Who is John Key?
John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006.
Born in Auckland before moving to Christchurch when he was a child, Key attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor of commerce. He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in 1995, a position he would hold for six years. In 1999 he was appointed a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York until leaving in 2001.
Key entered the New Zealand Parliament representing the Auckland electorate of Helensville as one of the few new National members of parliament in the election of 2002 following National's significant defeat of that year. He has held the seat since then. In 2004, he was appointed Finance Spokesman for National and eventually succeeded Don Brash as the National Party leader in 2006. After two years as Leader of the Opposition, Key led his party to victory in both the November 2008 and the November 2011 general elections.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1961
Auckland - Also known as
- PM
- John Phillip Key
- Spouses
- Bronagh Key
(1984 - )
- Bronagh Key
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of Canterbury
Accounting
( - 1981) - Burnside High School
( - 1979) - Aorangi School
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on July 23, 2013
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