Jeff Grant
Jeffrey James Grant (born 1958)[1] is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Awarua | National | ||
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Awarua | National | ||
He attended Otago Boys' High School, and Lincoln College where he got a Diploma in Agriculture.
He represented the Southland electorate of Awarua in Parliament from 1987 to 1993, when he retired, and was replaced by Eric Roy.[2] In 1990 he was appointed the National Party's Chief Whip.[3]
He later worked in a large number of governance roles, including for Landcorp, the New Zealand Meat Board, AgResearch, SBS Bank and the Southern Institute of Technology.[3]
In 2020 he was appointed as an independent advisor to support the Invercargill City Council, following a Department of Internal Affairs review into Tim Shadbolt, the Mayor of Invercargill.[4]
References
- Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2nd ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
- 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990)
- Fallow, Michael (12 March 2021). "Jeff Grant - the carnivorous futurist". Stuff.
- "External Appointees to support city governance action plan | Invercargill City Council".
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