Te Awe Wellington Maori Business Network & Wellington Pasifika Business Network.

invites you to join us for a POST BUDGET BRUNCH

with our Minister for Finance Hon

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Grant Robertson was born in Palmerston Grant’s belief in social justice and a desire North and lived in Hastings before his family to see every New Zealander able to achieve settled in . their potential led him to politics, and he has been the Member of Parliament for He studied politics at Otago, graduating with Wellington Central since November 2008. a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in 1995. His involvement in the campaign against user- In Opposition, his Labour spokesperson pays education led him to become President roles included Finance, Employment, Skills of the Otago University Students Association & Training, Economic Development, Tertiary and, later, Co-President of the New Zealand Education, State Services, Health, and Arts, University Students Association. Culture & Heritage. Grant joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs After the 2017 election, Grant was appointed Minister of Finance, and Trade in 1997 where he managed the New Minister of Finance, Minister for Sport and Minister for Sport and Zealand Overseas Aid Programme to Samoa. Recreation, and Association Minister for Recreation He was also posted to the United Nations Arts, Culture and Heritage. in New York, working on environment and Associate Minister He met his partner Alf in 1998 playing development issues. for Arts, Culture, and rugby and their family now includes several Heritage On his return to New Zealand he became grandchildren. In 2009 they were joined in a an advisor to then-Minister of Environment civil union. MP for Wellington Marian Hobbs and then to former Prime Central Minister .