Chris Bishop

Chris Bishop
Bishop in 2023
13th Leader of the House
Assumed office
27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon
Preceded byGrant Robertson
6th Minister for Housing
Assumed office
27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon
Preceded byMegan Woods
29th Minister for Infrastructure
Assumed office
27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon
Preceded byMegan Woods
1st Minister Responsible for RMA Reform
Assumed office
27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon
Preceded byOffice established
12th Minister for Sport and Recreation
Assumed office
27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChristopher Luxon
Preceded byGrant Robertson
11th Shadow Leader of the House
In office
6 December 2021 – 19 January 2023
LeaderChristopher Luxon
Preceded byMichael Woodhouse
Succeeded byMichael Woodhouse
In office
16 July 2020 – 27 August 2021
LeaderJudith Collins
Preceded byGerry Brownlee
Succeeded byMichael Woodhouse
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
Assumed office
20 September 2014
ConstituencyList (2014–17)
Hutt South (2017–2020)
List (2020–2023)
Hutt South (2023–present)
Personal details
Born (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 41)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseJenna Raeburn
Children1
ResidenceDays Bay[1]
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
ProfessionManager, Tobacco Lobbyist

Christopher Bishop (born 4 September 1983)[2] is a New Zealand politician for the National Party. He 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 was 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.

  1. ^ "About Chris". New Zealand National Party. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "About Me". Cjsbstaging.wordpress.com. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.