Angee Nicholas

Angee Nicholas (born 1993 or 1994) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party. Born in Rarotonga and in New Zealand since childhood, she is a lawyer by profession.

Angee Nicholas
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National party list
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
Born1993 or 1994 (age 28–29)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Political partyNational
Alma materAuckland University of Technology

Early life and career

Nicholas was born in Rarotonga in 1993 or 1994.[1] She moved to New Zealand as a child, growing up in Te Atatū and attending Ranui Primary School and St Dominic's Catholic College.[2] She went on to receive a Bachelor of Laws from the Auckland University of Technology, and worked for some National Party candidates in their non-Parliament offices, including Nikki Kaye.[3][4] Nicholas then worked as an in-house lawyer for the Pacific investigation portion of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.[3] Nicholas has also worked as a company director, and as owner/operator of her family's Auckland-based security firm.[1][3]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th Te Atatū 39 National

On 11 December 2022, Nicholas was announced as the National Party candidate for Te Atatū in the 2023 New Zealand general election.[1] She was placed in 39th rank on the party list;[5] too low to be returned should she fail to win her electorate. On election night, Nicholas received 11,171 votes, beating incumbent Labour MP Phil Twyford by 30 based on preliminary results.[6] Nicholas has expressed interest in the position of Minister for Pacific Peoples, although that position would normally go to a senior MP. Pacific communities have expressed concerns that Nicholas may be their only representative in the coalition government, depending on the final vote count, and also about ACT Party policy that would abolish the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.[4][7]

References
  1. "Angee Nicholas Selected As National's Candidate In Te Atatū" (Press release). New Zealand National Party. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "Election candidate Angee Nicholas 'loves National's values'". Pacific Media Network. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. "Angee Nicholas – AUT student profiles". Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. Strong, Khalia (20 October 2023). "Who could be the next Minister for Pacific Peoples?". Pacific Media Network. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. Coughlan, Thomas (19 August 2023). "Election 2023: Christopher Luxon unveils list, senior MP withdraws". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. Electoral Commission. "Election results: Te Atatū – Preliminary Count". Electoral Commission.
  7. Lewis, Lydia; Fotheringham, Caleb (16 October 2023). "Lack of Pasifika MPs in govt a concern for community reps". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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