Nikki Kaye
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The Honourable Nikki Kaye MP |
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| Minister for Youth | |
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Assumed office 22 January 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Paula Bennett |
| Minister for ACC | |
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In office 6 October 2014 – 20 December 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Judith Collins |
| Succeeded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Minister of Civil Defence | |
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In office 22 January 2013 – 20 December 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Chris Tremain |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Brownlee |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central |
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Assumed office 8 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Judith Tizard |
| Majority | 1,497 (4.38%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 February 1980 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Website | www |
Nicola Laura "Nikki" KayeMP (born 11 February 1980) is the member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Auckland Central electorate. In January 2013, she was appointed to the Cabinet by Prime Minister John Key, giving her the portfolios of Food Safety, Civil Defence, and Youth Affairs, and Associate Minister of Education and Immigration. Since September 2016, she has been on sick leave from the House of Representatives, after a breast cancer diagnosis. She will return to Parliament in early 2017 to resume full duties.
Kaye was born in Auckland and grew up in Epsom and Kohimarama, Kaye's parents separated when she was seven years old. Her family includes a brother and sister, "two half-brothers, four half-sisters, one stepbrother and two step-parents". She was educated at Corran School, where she was Head Prefect, before earning a science degree in genetics from the University of Otago, where she also began her Bachelor of Laws, later completing it in Wellington.
Kaye is an accomplished competitive athlete, having been the Auckland Women's 3,000 m running champion in 1997, and has raced in numerous marathons and multi-sport events. In 2008 Kaye competed in the Coast to Coast multi-sport event. In February 2013, Kaye completed the Coast to Coast race a second time, becoming the first New Zealand Cabinet Minister to do so.
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