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Simon Power
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Date:
31 January 2008
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Parliament Office
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PO Box 18-041
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Simon Power

Member for Rangitikei, National Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Member, Commerce Committee
  • Chairperson, Privileges Committee
  • Member, Law and Order Committee
  • Spokesperson, Justice
  • Spokesperson, Corrections
  • Spokesperson, Commerce

Former parliamentary roles

  • Spokesperson, Labour and Industrial Relations 1999-2002
  • Spokesperson, Youth Affairs 1999-9 August 2004
  • Member, Transport and industrial relations select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
  • Spokesperson, Justice 15 August 2002-12 February 2003
  • Spokesperson, Tertiary Education 15 August 2002-2 November 2003
  • Spokesperson, Workplace Skills 15 August 2002-2 November 2003
  • Member, Justice and electoral select committee 27 August 2002-15 October 2002
  • Member, Education and science select committee 15 October 2002-4 November 2003
  • Spokesperson, Defence 12 February 2003-9 August 2004
  • Associate Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
  • Spokesperson, Veterans' Affairs 2 November 2003-9 August 2004
  • Member, Foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee 4 November 2003-13 August 2004
  • Senior Whip 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
  • Spokesperson, Conservation 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
  • Associate Spokesperson, Education 9 August 2004-26 October 2005
  • Member, Business select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
  • Member, Education and science select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
  • Member, Standing orders select committee 13 August 2004-11 August 2005
  • Spokesperson, Law and Order 26 October 2005-1 December 2006

Personal details

Born 5 December 1969, married

Education/qualifications

  • St Peter's College, Palmerston North 1981-1987
  • BA in International Politics -1992
  • LLB -1993

Career

  • Solicitor, Kensington Swan, Auckland 1997
  • Former Solicitor and Associate Partner, Fitzherbert Rowe November 1993-February 1997
  • Former Solicitor and Associate Partner, Fitzherbert Rowe November 1997-July 1999

Community activities

  • Member, Feilding Club
  • Member, Feilding Rotary
  • Member, Manawatu Racing Club
  • Member, Marton Club
  • Member, NZ Institute of Directors
  • Member, NZ Institute of Management

Party activities

Member, New Zealand National Party 1993-

Leisure activities

Tennis, golf, running, reading, movies, spending time with friends and family