Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)
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The Honourable Dr Nick Smith MP |
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| 13th Minister for the Environment | |
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Assumed office 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Amy Adams |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 21 March 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Succeeded by | Amy Adams |
| 1st Minister for Building and Housing | |
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In office 8 October 2014 – 20 December 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Housing and Minister of Building & Construction) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister for Building & Construction) |
| 12th Minister of Conservation | |
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In office 22 January 2013 – 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Kate Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Barry |
| Minister of Housing | |
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In office 22 January 2013 – 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Phil Heatley |
| 40th Minister of Education | |
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In office 31 January 1999 – 10 December 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | Wyatt Creech |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Minister for ACC | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 14 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Maryan Street |
| Succeeded by | Judith Collins |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tasman |
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In office 1990–1996 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson |
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Assumed office 1996 |
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| Preceded by | John Blincoe |
| Majority | 8,471 (23.64%) |
| Personal details | |
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Nicolas Rex Smith 24 December 1964 Rangiora, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Website | nick4nelson |
Nicolas Rex "Nick" Smith (born 24 December 1964) 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 for Building and Housing and Minister for the Environment. 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.
Smith was born in Rangiora in 1964, the son of John Smith. His father was born in New South Wales and came to New Zealand to start a contracting business, building drains and bridges. Smith has seven siblings; three sisters and four brothers. His father and two brothers all own independent construction crane hire businesses. Smith was educated at Rangiora High School and the University of Canterbury where he achieved 1st Class Honours in Civil Engineering, was an AFS Scholar to the U.S. and eventually gained a PhD with a thesis on New Zealand landslides. Before entering parliament, he worked as an engineer for the Rangiora County Council, and as director of his family construction company. He also served on the Rangiora District Council, unsuccessfully standing while still at secondary school in 1983, and successfully standing again in 1986 aged 21.
Smith has been involved in the National Party since his university days. He stood in the 1990 elections as the party's candidate in the Tasman electorate. For the 1996 elections, a large slice of Tasman was merged into the neighbouring Nelson electorate. Smith opted to contest Nelson, and defeated Labour incumbent John Blincoe in the election. He has held Nelson since that time.
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