Simon Power | |
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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 | New Zealand | 5 December 1969
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]