Nicola Grigg

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New Zealand Parliament
The Honourable
Nicola Grigg
MP
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Grigg in 2023
17th Minister for Women
Assumed office
27 November 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2020 –2023 53rd Selwyn 60 National
2023 –present 54th Selwyn19 National

First (2020–2023)

Grigg was selected as the National Party candidate for the Selwyn electorate in November 2019 on the first ballot, ahead of two other nominees: Simon Flood and Craig Watson. [7]

In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Selwyn seat with a final majority of 4,968 votes. [8] Following the election, Grigg served as National's spokesperson for women and, from August 2021, trade and export growth. [9] [10]

On 19 January 2023, Grigg was also given the responsibility for Spokesperson for Rural Communities, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Food Safety and Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture. However, she lost the trade and expert growth portfolio. [11]

Second term (2023–present)

At the 2023 New Zealand general election, Grigg retained the Selwyn electorate, beating Labour's Luke Jones by a margin of 19,782 [12]

On 27 November 2023, she was appointed by the Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House to be the Associate Minister of Agriculture, Minister of State for Trade, and Minister for Women in the National-led coalition government. [13]

Personal life

Grigg previously dated former All Black captain Richie McCaw. [7]

In October 2023, Grigg revealed at a National Party press conference in Rolleston that she was six-and-a-half months’ pregnant. [14]

Views and position

Grigg has supported the establishment of safe zones around abortion providers and hospitals. While voting for the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022 during its first reading in Parliament, Grigg argued that establishing abortion safe zones would reduce "harassment, hate speech, and intimidation" by anti-abortion protesters against vulnerable women. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Fonseka, Dileepa (24 December 2019). "The sure things: Nicola Grigg". Newsroom . Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Speech – New Zealand Parliament".
  4. ↑ "About Nicola". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nicola Grigg uses maiden speech to pay tribute to her great-grandmother, National's first female MP". Stuff. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg dedicates maiden speech to trailblazing great-grandmother". Otago Daily Times Online News. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Cooke, Henry (10 November 2019). "National puts former journalist Nicola Grigg forward for safest seat in NZ". Stuff . Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Selwyn – Official Resultt". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 Small, Zane (12 March 2021). "How MPs voted on law change that would allow safe zones around abortion clinics". Newshub . Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "New National Portfolio Allocations Confirmed". Scoop . 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Luxon Sets Out Team To Contest The 2023 Election". www.scoop.co.nz. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Cabinet lineup for new government unveiled - who gets what?". Radio New Zealand . 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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