Stuart Nash
Stuart Nash | |
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 Nash in 2023 | |
| 9th Minister for Economic Development | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | himself (as Minister for Economic and Regional Development) |
| Succeeded by | Megan Woods (Acting) |
| 32nd Minister of Forestry | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Shane Jones |
| Succeeded by | Megan Woods (Acting) |
| 11th Minister for Oceans and Fisheries | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | David Parker (Acting) |
| 39th Minister of Police | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 15 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Chris Hipkins |
| Succeeded by | Megan Woods (Acting) |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Paula Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Poto Williams |
| 9th Minister for Economic and Regional Development | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Phil Twyford (as Minister for Economic Development) Shane Jones (as Minister for Regional Economic Development) |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Minister for Economic Development) Kiri Allan (as Minister for Regional Development) |
| 37th Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Kelvin Davis |
| Succeeded by | Peeni Henare |
| 11th Minister of Fisheries | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Nathan Guy (as Minister for Primary Industries) |
| Succeeded by | David Parker |
| 30th Minister of Revenue | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Judith Collins |
| Succeeded by | David Parker |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Napier | |
| In office 20 September 2014 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Tremain |
| Succeeded by | Katie Nimon |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party list | |
| In office 8 November 2008 – 26 November 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1967 (age 59) Napier, New Zealand |
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| Spouse | Sarah Nash |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Hal Nash Jenny Nash |
| Relatives | Sir Walter Nash (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
| Profession | International Business |
| Website | Official website archived[link removed] |
alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Stuart Alexander Nash (born August 1967) was a New Zealand politician from 2008 to 2026. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 2008 to 2011, and was re-elected in the 2014 election as a representative for the Napier electorate. In October 2017 when Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister of New Zealand, Nash entered the Labour Cabinet, with portfolios of Police, Revenue, Small Business and Fisheries. In the second Ardern administration, Nash was handed the Economic Development, Tourism, Forestry, and Small Business portfolios. In early April 2023, Nash confirmed that he would not be contesting the 2023 election.
Nash is the adoptive great-grandson of Sir Walter Nash, 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960.