Todd McClay

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Todd McClay
MP
MCCLAY, Todd - Rotorua (cropped).png
McClay in 2023
11th Minister of Trade
Assumed office
27 November 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2008 2011 49th Rotorua 54 National
2011 2014 50th Rotorua47 National
2014 2017 51st Rotorua23 National
2017 2020 52nd Rotorua14 National
2020 2023 53rd Rotorua6 National
2023 present 54th Rotorua12 National

Personal life

He has four adult children with his wife, Nadene, [41] and lives in Rotorua. [5]

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