In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023 Acting: 25 January 2023 – 1 February 2023
Prime Minister
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
Chris Hipkins
Succeeded by
Chris Bishop
11th Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office 26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
Jonathan Coleman
Succeeded by
Chris Bishop
Other government and opposition roles 2011–2023
4th Minister for Infrastructure
In office 6 November 2020 – 1 February 2023
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
Shane Jones
Succeeded by
Megan Woods
13th Minister for Racing
In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by
Winston Peters
Succeeded by
Kieran McAnulty
19th Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission
In office 27 June 2019 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by
Megan Woods
Succeeded by
David Clark
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 13 December 2011 – 17 September 2013
Leader
David Shearer
Preceded by
Annette King
Succeeded by
David Parker
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 13 December 2011 – 17 September 2013
Leader
David Shearer
Preceded by
Annette King
Succeeded by
David Parker
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Central
In office 8 November 2008 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by
Marian Hobbs
Succeeded by
Tamatha Paul
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list
In office 14 October 2023 – 22 March 2024
Succeeded by
Glen Bennett
Personal details
Born
Grant Murray Robertson
(1971-10-30) 30 October 1971 (age 52) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Alf Kaiwai
(m. 2009)
Residence
Northland, Wellington
Alma mater
University of Otago
Website
grantrobertson.co.nz
Grant Murray Robertson (born 30 October 1971) is a retired New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who served as the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2023, as Minister of Foreign Affairs in November 2023, and as the 19th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2020 to 2023. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Wellington Central from 2008 to 2023.
Robertson maintained and competed for several leadership positions during the party's stint in opposition following the end of the Fifth Labour Government. He was elected Labour's deputy leader in 2011 under leader David Shearer, and contested the leadership of the party in both 2013[1][2] and 2014. Subsequently, Robertson was named the party's finance spokesperson and was ranked third on Labour's party list. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed him to the finance portfolio in the Sixth Labour Government. As finance minister, Robertson has been prominent in the government's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.
Following the 2020 general election he was appointed the 19th Deputy Prime Minister by Prime Minister Ardern. Robertson assumed the role on 6 November, becoming the first openly gay deputy prime minister.[3] Following the 2023 general election, Robertson resigned on 22 March 2024 to assume the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago.[4]
^"Grant Robertson to contest leadership". The New Zealand Herald. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^"Cunliffe wins Labour leadership". Stuff.co.nz. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
^Mishra, Stuti (2 November 2020). "Jacinda Ardern appoints first openly gay deputy PM and foreign minister with Maori face tattoo". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^"Grant Robertson retires from politics, appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago". The New Zealand Herald. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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