Grant Robertson

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Grant Robertson

Grant Robertson (born October 30, 1971 in Palmerston North , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand politician . Robertson has been a Labor Party MP in New Zealand's Parliament since the 2008 general election .

Life

Robertson's family lived in Hastings during his childhood before moving to Dunedin . After finishing school, he studied political science at the University of Otago , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 . In 1994 Robertson was President of the Otago University Students Association and in 1996 President of the New Zealand University Students Association . Robertson is openly gay .

After graduating, Robertson began working at the New Zealand Department of State. As part of his activities, he was appointed to the United Nations in New York City and to Samoa as part of the management of the New Zealand development programs . He then returned to New Zealand and began working for Marian Hobbs and later for Prime Minister Helen Clark . In 2005 Robertson accepted a position at the University of Otago . In 2006 MP Marian Hobbs announced that she would not run again for the 2008 general election. Robertson was proposed as her successor . He won the Wellington Central constituency in 2008 against the Stephen Franks of the New Zealand National Party .

Since October 2017 he has been Finance Minister and Sports Minister of New Zealand under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Grant . Grant Robertson , archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 3, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
  2. ^ Grant Robertson : Grant Robertson: 30 years since the day of gay rights - and love beat hate . In: Stuff - Politics . Fairfax Media , July 6, 2016, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  3. ^ "Ground-breaking" Appointment to Otago University (Grant Robertson) . University of Otago , May 30, 2006, archived from the original September 27, 2006 ; accessed on August 12, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
  4. ^ Grant Robertson Labor's pick for Wellington Central . In: Stuff - Politics . Fairfax Media , February 18, 2009, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  5. ^ Official Count Results - Wellington Central . Electoral Commission , 2008, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  6. ^ Ministerial List . Department of The Primeminister and Cabinet , October 26, 2017, accessed February 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Robertson, Grant
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Palmerston North