Anne Tolley
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The Honourable Anne Tolley MP JP |
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| Minister of Social Development | |
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Assumed office 13 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Paula Bennett |
| 44th Minister of Education | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 25 November 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Chris Carter |
| Succeeded by | Hekia Parata |
| Minister for Tertiary Education | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 27 January 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Steven Joyce |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list |
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In office 1999–2002 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Janet Mackey |
| Majority | 6,413 |
| Personal details | |
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Anne Merrilyn Hicks 1 March 1953 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Allan Hunt Tolley (m. 1973) |
| Children | Three |
| Occupation | Hotelier, Local Government |
| Website | annetolley |
Anne Merrilyn Tolley JP MP (née Hicks, born 1 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician and member of the New Zealand House of Representatives representing the National Party. She is Minister of Social Development, Minister of Local Government and Minister for Children, in the Fifth National Government. From 2008 to 2011 she served as New Zealand's first woman Minister of Education.
Tolley was born in Wellington on 1 March 1953, the daughter of Mary Margaret Hicks (née Norris) and her husband Ronald James Hicks. She was educated at Colenso High School (now William Colenso College) in Napier, and spent time as a Rotary exchange student in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. She went on to gain a diploma in computer programming. In 1973 she married Allan Hunt Tolley, and the couple had three children.
In 1986 Tolley was elected as a member of the Napier City Council and remained in that role until 1995. She served as deputy mayor of Napier between 1989 and 1995, and was an elected member of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council from 1989 to 1992. She has been a Justice of the Peace since 1989.
Tolley represents the East Coast electorate, including Whakatane, Ōhope Beach, Opotiki, and Gisborne districts.
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