Chris Bishop
Christopher Bishop (born 4 September 1983) is a right-wing New Zealand National Party politician who was first elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2014 as a list MP. Bishop won the Hutt South electorate in 2017 but lost the seat in 2020. He returned to Parliament as a National list MP and served as National spokesperson for Housing and Infrastructure and was the Shadow Leader of the House. He is the Chairperson of National's 2023 Election Campaign. He is the current MP for Hutt South. He is a former lobbyist for tobacco company Phillip Morris.
The Honourable Chris Bishop MP | |
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Bishop in 2023 | |
| 13th Leader of the House | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Grant Robertson |
| 6th Minister for Housing | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Megan Woods |
| 29th Minister for Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Megan Woods |
| 1st Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 12th Minister for Sport and Recreation | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Grant Robertson |
| 11th Shadow Leader of the House | |
| In office 6 December 2021 – 19 January 2023 | |
| Leader | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Succeeded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| In office 16 July 2020 – 27 August 2021 | |
| Leader | Judith Collins |
| Preceded by | Gerry Brownlee |
| Succeeded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | List (2014–17) Hutt South (2017–2020) List (2020–2023) Hutt South (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1983 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Jenna Raeburn |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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