Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)
Nick Smith | |
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Smith in 2016 | |
| 30th Mayor of Nelson | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Reese |
| 14th Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 8 October 2014 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Amy Adams |
| Succeeded by | David Parker |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 21 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Trevor Mallard |
| Succeeded by | Amy Adams |
| 1st Minister for Building and Housing | |
| In office 8 October 2014 – 20 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Housing and Minister of Building & Construction) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister for Building & Construction) |
| 6th Minister of Conservation | |
| In office 22 January 2013 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Kate Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Barry |
| In office 16 December 1996 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | Simon Upton |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lee |
| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 22 January 2013 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Phil Heatley |
| 40th Minister of Education | |
| In office 31 January 1999 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | Wyatt Creech |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Mallard |
| 9th Minister for ACC | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 14 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Maryan Street |
| Succeeded by | Judith Collins |
| Deputy Leader of the National Party | |
| In office 28 October 2003 – 17 November 2003 | |
| Leader | Don Brash |
| Preceded by | Roger Sowry |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Brownlee |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National party list | |
| In office 17 October 2020 – 10 June 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Harete Hipango |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Blincoe |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Boyack |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tasman | |
| In office 27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Shirley |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Rex Smith 24 December 1964 Rangiora, Canterbury Region, New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Website | nick4nelson |
Nicolas Rex Smith (born 24 December 1964) is a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the National Party from 1990 to 2021. He served as a Cabinet minister, holding various posts including Minister for Building and Housing, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, and Minister of Local Government. For a brief time between October and November 2003 he was the deputy leader of the National Party, then in opposition under Don Brash.
Smith represented the Nelson electorate from 1996 to 2020 and, before that, was the member for Tasman from 1990 to 1996. Following his defeat in the Nelson electorate in the 2020 election, he served as a list MP for less than a year before retiring from parliament on 10 June 2021 after multiple allegations of bullying were made against him. Smith was elected Mayor of Nelson in the October 2022 New Zealand local elections.