John Key
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John Key was born in Auckland but moved to Christchurch when a child. He was educated at Burnside High School and then gained a B.Comm from the University of Canterbury. John launched his investment banking career in New Zealand in the mid 80s. After 10 years in the New Zealand market he headed offshore, working in Singapore, London and Sydney for US investment banking giant Merrill Lynch. During that time he was in charge of a number of business units including global foreign exchange and European bond and derivative trading. In 1999 John was invited to join the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY and on two occasions undertook management studies at Harvard University in Boston. In 2001, he headed back to New Zealand to fulfil a long held ambition to stand for Parliament for the National Party. He won the Helensville seat in 2002 with a majority of 1589. John has risen through the ranks since then, becoming deputy finance spokesman and then finance spokesman, rising to number 7 prior to the 2005 election. At the 2005 election he again won the Helensville seat, this time with a majority of 12,778. He continued to be the Party’s finance spokesman and was ranked at number 4 before being elected Leader on 27 November 2006. At the 2008 election, John again won the Helensville seat, this time with a majority of 20,547, and was elected as New Zealand’s Prime Minister. He is also the Minister of Tourism, Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services, Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service, and Minister Responsible for the GCSB. John is married to Bronagh and has 2 children. When he has some spare time he likes to spend time with the family, cooking, playing golf and watching rugby.
Connect with John Key at www.johnkey.co.nz
Email: j.key@ministers.govt.nz Website: www.johnkey.co.nz Phone: (04) 817 6800 (Parliament)
Helensville Office
365 State Highway 16, Kumeu Contact Genelle Bailey Phone : 09 412 2496 Click here to send email to Genelle.
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09 May. In this edition of his regular video journal, John talks about the tourism industry, Budget 2012, our campaign to eradicate rheumatic fever, welfare reforms and more.