Simon Power (politician)

The Honourable Simon Power QSO
Power in 2013
46th Minister of Justice
In office 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Annette King
Succeeded by	Judith Collins
Minister of State Owned Enterprises
In office 19 November 2008 – 13 April 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Trevor Mallard
Succeeded by	Tony Ryall
9th Minister of Commerce
In office 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Lianne Dalziel
Succeeded by	Craig Foss
Deputy Leader of the House
In office 19 November 2008 – December 2011
Prime Minister	John Key
Preceded by	Darren Hughes
Succeeded by	Anne Tolley
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rangitikei
In office 1999 – December 2011
Preceded by	Denis Marshall
Succeeded by	Ian McKelvie
Personal details
Born	(1969-12-05) 5 December 1969 (age 54) New Zealand
Political party	National
Profession	Lawyer

Simon James Power QSO (born 5 December 1969) is a New Zealand chief executive and former politician.

Power was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 1999 as the Member of Parliament for Rangitīkei. A member of the National Party, he served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Minister for State Owned Enterprises in the first term of the Fifth National Government from 2008 until 2011. His retirement from politics was considered a surprise.^[1]

After leaving Parliament, Power worked for ten years at Westpac, including as acting chief executive. He was chief executive of TVNZ from 2022 to 2023, during the period when it was floated that the state-owned television network merge with Radio New Zealand. Since 2024 he has been chief executive of investment firm Fisher Funds.^[2]