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Ministerial Portfolios

Minister for Economic Development
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Associate Minister of Finance

Profile

After completing a zoology degree at Massey University, Steven started his first radio station, Energy FM, in his home town of New Plymouth, at age 21. Along with two business partners, he built up The RadioWorks both organically and by acquisition over 17 years until, as a listed public company, it consisted of 22 local radio stations and four national radio networks with 650 staff in twenty branches around New Zealand. Along the way he launched nationwide music stations The Edge, and Solid Gold FM, and developed The Rock network.

In 2000/2001 RadioWorks was purchased by Canadian company Canwest. Steven retired as Managing Director in April 2001 on his 38th birthday.

He chaired the National Party's three person Campaign Review after the 2002 election, and then its major Strategic Review which led to a full reorganisation of the Party in April 2003. He then took on the role of being the Party's first General Manager, and led it through to the 2005 election. He managed the 2005 election campaign for the Party.

In August 2006, Steven was appointed Chief Executive of NZAX-listed Jasons Travel Media Limited, a tourism marketing company based in Auckland, with interests in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific. He continued in that role for two years before leaving in order to enter politics. He has also been a director and Chairman of Taranaki-based hospital bed manufacturing and export company Howard Wright Limited, and a consultant to National Leader John Key.

Steven chaired the National Party's successful 2008 national election campaign and was successfully elected as a list MP at the same election. Subsequently he was appointed as a Minister in the new Cabinet.

Steven spends his spare time developing his 7 acre lifestyle property at Albany, north of Auckland, where he lives with family, Gemma the Retrodoodle, two cattle, and assorted ducks, geese and wild rabbits.

Contact Details:

Email: steven.joyce@national.org.nz
Website: www.stevenjoyce.co.nz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HonStevenJoyce
Phone: (04) 817 6813 (Parliament)
Phone: (04) 8176813 (Electorate)