Nicola Grigg

Nicola Anna Grigg[3] is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives representing the Selwyn electorate and is a member of the National Party.

Nicola Grigg

MP
Grigg in September 2020
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Selwyn
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Preceded byAmy Adams
Majority4,968
Personal details
Born1979/1980 (age 40–41)[1]
Mount Somers, New Zealand
Political partyNational
RelationsArthur Grigg (great-grandfather)
Mary Grigg (great-grandmother)[2]

Early life

Grigg was born and raised in Mount Somers.[4] Grigg was a journalist by trade for both Newstalk ZB and Radio New Zealand before shifting her career to politics. She worked for Bill English both during his tenure as finance minister and prime minister. She later worked for Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges. She then left working at parliament and took up a position at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.[5]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2020–present 53rd Selwyn 60 National

Grigg was selected as the National Party candidate for the Selwyn electorate in November 2019 on the first ballot, ahead of two other nominees: Simon Flood and Craig Watson.[5]

In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Selwyn seat with a final majority of 4,968 votes.[6]

Personal life

She previously dated former All Black captain Richie McCaw.[5]

References
  1. Young, Audrey (10 November 2019). "National picks former press secretary Nicola Grigg for safest seat in the country". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
  2. Fonseka, Dileepa (24 December 2019). "The sure things: Nicola Grigg". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  3. https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20201125_039660000/event
  4. "About Nicola". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. Cooke, Henry (10 November 2019). "National puts former journalist Nicola Grigg forward for safest seat in NZ". Stuff. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. "Selwyn - Official Resultt". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Amy Adams		 Member of Parliament for Selwyn
2020–present		 Incumbent


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