Waikato Business Community meets Hon Stuart Nash
Date and Time
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM NZST
Registrations open at 8.30 am, event will begin at 9 am.
Location
Events Room 1, The Bill Gallagher Centre Wintec, Waikato Institute of Technology Tristram Street, Whitiora, Hamilton 3204
Fees/Admission
Members $15 plus GST
Non-members $35 plus GST
Tea & Coffee will be provided
Waikato Business Community meets Hon ...
Description
Join us for a conversation with Hon Stuart Nash, Minister for Economic and Regional Developments and Minister for Small Business.
Hon Nash will give a presentation in his role as Minister for Small Business and Economic and Regional Developments, followed by Q&A from the business community.
Hon Nash Hon Stuart Nash first entered politics in 2008 as a list MP, and was elected Labour MP for Napier in 2014.
In his maiden speech Minister Nash described himself as first and foremost a public servant, employed by the people of New Zealand; and as a social democrat committed to sustainable economic development and growth. In 2017, he was sworn in as Minister of Police, Revenue, Fisheries and for Small Business.
In the 2020 Labour Government, he was given a suite of portfolios focused on supporting economic activity in our regions, as Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Tourism Minister, Forestry Minister and Minister for Small Business.
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Prior to entering politics Minister Nash worked in senior management in small and large organisations in both the private and public sectors. His wide-ranging career has included roles in IT, sales and marketing, business strategy, resource planning, strategic planning and general management.
Minister Nash completed a Bachelor of Arts (History) at Victoria University before moving to Canterbury University where he gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry and a Masters in Forestry Science. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma and Master’s Degree in Business Management and a Master of Law.
He is the great grandson of the third Labour Prime Minister Sir Walter Nash, and grew up in Napier where his father was a local lawyer and his mother was a school dental nurse.