Nick Smith

Politician

1964 –

27

Who is Nick Smith?

Nicolas Rex "Nick" Smith is a New Zealand politician and a member of the Parliament of New Zealand as a National Party MP. He is a Cabinet minister, currently holding the posts of Minister of Housing and Minister of Conservation. Previously in the 50th Parliament of New Zealand he held the posts of Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues and Minister for Local Government, before resigning from all Cabinet Portfolios after failing to avoid a conflict of interest when he was minister for Accident Compensation.

Between 1996 and 1999 he was in Cabinet, holding various portfolios including Minister of Corrections, Minister of Conservation and Minister of Education. For a brief time between October and November 2003 he was the deputy leader of the National Party, then in opposition under Don Brash.

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Born
Dec 24, 1964
New Zealand
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Nationality
  • New Zealand
Education
  • First Class Honours, University of Canterbury
    Civil Engineering
  • PhD, University of Canterbury
    Civil Engineering

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on July 23, 2013

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