Lockwood Smith Politician

Sir Alexander Lockwood Smith KNZM (born 13 November 1948) is the current High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom and a former New Zealand politician who served as the 28th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2013. Smith is a member of the New Zealand National Party and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1984 until his retirement to pursue diplomatic roles in 2013. He represented first the Kaipara electorate and then Rodney, and has held a number of Cabinet positions; he was Minister of Education from 1990 to 1996 and subsequently served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for International Trade, and Associate Minister of Finance.

Personal facts

Lockwood Smith
Birth dateNovember 13, 1948
Birth place
Paparoa
Residence
Ruawai

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Office holder

election majority15635
party
New Zealand National Party
prime minister
region
Rodney (New Zealand electorate)
New Zealand National Party
Kaipara (New Zealand electorate)
successor

Lockwood Smith on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.national.org.nz/Bio.aspx?Id=27
  2. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/9/6/a/50MP13001-Smith-Lockwood.htm
  3. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/4821934a6621.html