Jeffrey James Grant (born 1958)
is a former New Zealand politician of the
National Party.
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. In 1990 he was appointed the National Party's
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes.
United Kingdom
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.
He later worked in a large number of governance roles, including for
Landcorp
Landcorp Farming Limited ("Landcorp") is a state-owned enterprise of the New Zealand government. Its brand name is Pāmu, the Te Reo Māori word 'to farm'. Its core business is pastoral farming including dairy, sheep, beef and deer, as well as ...
, the
New Zealand Meat Board,
AgResearch,
SBS Bank
SBS Bank is a registered bank in New Zealand which was founded in 1869. In October 2008 it gained bank registration and the Southland Building Society became SBS Bank. It is a 100% New Zealand owned registered bank that has retained a mutual bu ...
and the
Southern Institute of Technology.
[
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
Sir Timothy Richard Shadbolt (born 19 February 1947) is a New Zealand politician. He was the Mayor of Invercargill and previously Mayor of Waitemata City.
Early life
Shadbolt was born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera in 1947. His father died ...
, the Mayor of Invercargill.
References
1958 births
Living people
New Zealand National Party MPs
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
People educated at Otago Boys' High School
Lincoln University (New Zealand) alumni
New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
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