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Nicola Grigg

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New Zealand Parliament
The Honourable
Nicola Grigg
MP
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Grigg in 2023
17th Minister for Women
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2020 –2023 53rd Selwyn 60 National
2023 –present 54th Selwyn19 National

First (2020–2023)

Grigg was selected as the National Party candidate for the Selwyn electorate in November 2019 on the first ballot, ahead of two other nominees: Simon Flood and Craig Watson. [7]

In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Selwyn seat with a final majority of 4,968 votes. [8] Following the election, Grigg served as National's spokesperson for women and, from August 2021, trade and export growth. [9] [10]

On 19 January 2023, Grigg was also given the responsibility for Spokesperson for Rural Communities, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Food Safety and Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture. However, she lost the trade and export growth portfolio. [11]

Second term (2023–present)

At the 2023 New Zealand general election, Grigg retained the Selwyn electorate, beating Labour's Luke Jones by a margin of 19,782 [12]

On 27 November 2023, she was appointed by the Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House to be the Associate Minister of Agriculture, Minister of State for Trade, and Minister for Women in the National-led coalition government. [13]

In late February 2025 Grigg, in her capacity as Minister of State for Trade and Investment, accompanied Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and a business delegation to Vietnam to promote bilateral economic and educational relations. [14]

Following a cabinet reshuffle in early April 2026, Grigg was appointed as Minister for the Environment. [15]

Personal life

Grigg previously dated former All Black captain Richie McCaw. [7]

In October 2023, Grigg revealed at a National Party press conference in Rolleston that she was six-and-a-half months’ pregnant. [16] She and her partner Phil have a son. Grigg resides in Prebbleton in the Selwyn District. [17]

Views and position

Grigg has supported the establishment of safe zones around abortion providers and hospitals. While voting for the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022 during its first reading in Parliament, Grigg argued that establishing abortion safe zones would reduce "harassment, hate speech, and intimidation" by anti-abortion protesters against vulnerable women. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Young, Audrey (10 November 2019). "National picks former press secretary Nicola Grigg for safest seat in the country". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Fonseka, Dileepa (24 December 2019). "The sure things: Nicola Grigg". Newsroom . Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Speech – New Zealand Parliament".
  4. ↑ "About Nicola". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nicola Grigg uses maiden speech to pay tribute to her great-grandmother, National's first female MP". Stuff . 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg dedicates maiden speech to trailblazing great-grandmother". Otago Daily Times . 24 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Cooke, Henry (10 November 2019). "National puts former journalist Nicola Grigg forward for safest seat in NZ". Stuff . Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Selwyn – Official Resultt". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 Small, Zane (12 March 2021). "How MPs voted on law change that would allow safe zones around abortion clinics". Newshub . Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "New National Portfolio Allocations Confirmed". Scoop . 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Luxon Sets Out Team To Contest The 2023 Election". www.scoop.co.nz. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Selwyn - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cabinet lineup for new government unveiled - who gets what?". Radio New Zealand . 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Dexter, Giles (20 February 2025). "Christopher Luxon to travel to Vietnam for trip focused on economic growth". Radio New Zealand . Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Christopher Luxon reveals Cabinet shake-up". 1News . 2 April 2026. Archived from the original on 2 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg having a baby". The Press . 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Alvey, Daniel (10 December 2024). "Politics, parenthood and the pressures of life in Government". The Star . Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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