28th Minister for Social Development and Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Prime Minister
Christopher Luxon
Preceded by
Carmel Sepuloni
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Taupō
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2008
Preceded by
Mark Burton
Majority
6,445
Personal details
Born
Louise Claire McGill
(1971-03-14) 14 March 1971 (age 53)[1] North Shore, New Zealand
Political party
National
Children
3
Website
www.louiseupston.co.nz
Louise Claire UpstonMP (née McGill, born 14 March 1971) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Taupō, representing the National Party, in the 2008 general election.
She was Minister for Women and Minister of Corrections in the Fifth National Government.
^Upston, Louise. "Video Update – 15 March 2011". louiseupston.co.nz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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