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'''Scott Simpson''' (born 4 November 1959) is a |
'''Scott Anthony Simpson''' (born 4 November 1959) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]. He is a member of the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Simpson's ancestors settled in [[Kūaotunu]], on the [[Coromandel Peninsula]], in the 1800s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Simpson, Scott: Address in Reply – New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/50HansS_20120216_00000959/simpson-scott-address-in-reply|access-date=21 December 2020|website=parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref> He grew up in Auckland and was educated at the University of Auckland, graduating with a law degree. |
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Simpson maintained responsibilities in the National Party hierarchies prior to election. He has been a National Party Northern Regional Chair<ref name="Simpson 2004">{{cite news|last=Rowan|first=Juliet|title=Principal snares prized Tamaki|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3599685|accessdate=10 December 2011|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=12 October 2004}}</ref> and a member of the National Party’s Board of Directors.<ref name="Simpson Morton 2011">{{cite news|last=Morton|first=Jamie|title=Scott Simpson, National - Coromandel|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10769475|accessdate=10 December 2011|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=29 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Simpson Farrar 2009">{{cite web|last=Farrar|first=David|title=Goodfellow elected president|url=http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/08/goodfellow_elected_president.html|publisher=Kiwiblog|accessdate=10 December 2011|date=2 August 2009}}</ref> |
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Simpson stood for selection as the National Party candidate for Tamaki in 2004.<ref name="Simpson 2004" /><ref name="Simpson Slater 2011">{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Cameron|title=Selection updates|url=http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2011/04/selection-updates/|publisher=Whale Oil|accessdate=10 December 2011|date=20 April 2011}}</ref> |
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He was chief executive of the New Zealand Make-a-Wish Foundation from 2008 to 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 November 2009|title=Reaping the dough for charity|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/central-leader/3099618/Reaping-the-dough-for-charity|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> and previously a member of the National Party board of directors.<ref name="Simpson Morton 2011">{{cite news|last=Morton|first=Jamie|title=Scott Simpson, National – Coromandel|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10769475|access-date=10 December 2011|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=29 November 2011}}</ref> He also managed a safety equipment company.<ref name="Simpson Morton 2011" /> |
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==Member of Parliament== |
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He was married to [[Desley Simpson]], but the couple separated ca. 2004/2005.<ref name="love triangle">{{cite news|last1=Marshall|first1=Jonathan|date=23 August 2009|title=Tangled National love triangle|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/latest-edition/2778538/Tangled-National-love-triangle |access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> She is now married to [[Peter Goodfellow (politician)|Peter Goodfellow]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=National luminary married in private rest home ceremony|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-luminary-married-in-private-rest-home-ceremony/6JBOCV7ZBB5UO2HOR4VKEWJLEA/|access-date=21 December 2020|website=The New Zealand Herald|language=en-NZ}}</ref> The former couple has two children.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Political career== |
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Simpson was selected as the National Party's [[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]] candidate in April 2011.<ref>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1104/S00255/national-selects-scott-simpson-as-coromandel-candidate.htm National Selects Scott Simpson as Coromandel Candidate] ''scoop.co.nz'', 20 April 2011</ref> He was elected at the [[New Zealand general election, 2011|2011 general election]] with a majority of 11,800. |
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Simpson has been MP for Coromandel since 2011, and served as [[Minister of Statistics (New Zealand)|Minister of Statistics]], Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment at the close of the [[Fifth National Government of New Zealand|Fifth National Government]]. |
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Prior to his election to Parliament, Simpson held senior positions in the National Party. He was National Party Northern Regional Chair<ref name="Simpson 2004">{{cite news|last=Rowan|first=Juliet|date=12 October 2004|title=Principal snares prized Tamaki|work=The New Zealand Herald|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3599685|access-date=10 December 2011}}</ref> and a member of the National Party's Board of Directors in the 2010s.<ref name="Simpson Farrar 2009">{{cite web|last=Farrar|first=David|date=2 August 2009|title=Goodfellow elected president|url=http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/08/goodfellow_elected_president.html|access-date=10 December 2011|publisher=Kiwiblog}}</ref> He stood for the National Party presidency in 2009 but lost to [[Peter Goodfellow (politician)|Peter Goodfellow]]. He previously stood for selection as the National Party candidate for [[Tāmaki (New Zealand electorate)|Tamaki]] in 2004, but lost to [[Allan Peachey]].<ref name="Simpson 2004" /><ref name="Simpson Slater 2011">{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Cameron|date=20 April 2011|title=Selection updates|url=http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2011/04/selection-updates/|access-date=10 December 2011|publisher=Whale Oil}}</ref> |
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Simpson was selected as the National Party's [[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]] candidate in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news |author1=New Zealand National Party |author-link=New Zealand National Party |title=National Selects Scott Simpson as Coromandel Candidate |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1104/S00255/national-selects-scott-simpson-as-coromandel-candidate.htm |access-date=23 October 2020 |publisher=[[Scoop (website)|Scoop]] |date=20 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413091859/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1104/S00255/national-selects-scott-simpson-as-coromandel-candidate.htm |archive-date=13 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He was elected at the [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]] with a majority of 12,740.<ref name="2011results">{{cite web |last1=New Zealand Parliament |title=Final Results for the 2011 New Zealand General Election and Referendum |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLLaw2012021/final-results-for-the-2011-new-zealand-general-election |access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> From 2013 to 2014, Simpson was chair of the Justice and Electoral select committee.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Simpson, Scott – New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/simpson-scott/|access-date=21 December 2020|website=parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref> |
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During the [[2014 New Zealand general election]], Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 15,801, defeating the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]]'s candidate [[Catherine Delahunty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Count Results – Coromandel |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-7.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117213727/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-7.html |archive-date=17 January 2020 |date=10 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simpson chaired the Local Government and Electoral select committee until his appointment in May 2017 as [[Minister of Statistics (New Zealand)|Minister of Statistics]], Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Moorby|first1=Caitlin|date=24 April 2017|title=Cabinet reshuffle sees Waikato get two more minsters|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/91877661/cabinet-reshuffle-sees-waikato-get-two-more-minsters|url-status=live|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416172137/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/91877661/cabinet-reshuffle-sees-waikato-get-two-more-minsters|archive-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |
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During the [[2017 New Zealand general election]], Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 14,326 votes over [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]'s Nathaniel James Blomfield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coromandel – Official Result |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-07.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212528/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-07.html |archive-date=17 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The National Party was not in Government and Simpson served as his party's spokesperson for the environment, workplace relations and safety, and climate change.<ref name=":1" /> |
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During the [[2020 New Zealand general election]], Simpson retained Coromandel for a fourth term by a final margin of 3,505 votes over Labour's Nathaniel James Blomfield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coromandel – Official Result |url=https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-07.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014160617/https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-07.html|archive-date=14 October 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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During the [[2023 New Zealand general election]], Simpson retained Coromandel for a fifth term by a margin of 17,349 votes over Labour's Beryl Riley.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coromandel - Official Result |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-07.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123104115/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-07.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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When National formed a [[Sixth National Government of New Zealand|government]] with [[NZ First]] and [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] following the 2023 election, Simpson was not appointed to a ministerial position despite having been a minister in the previous National government. Instead, he was made [[Senior Whip of the National Party]] and became Chief Government Whip in the [[54th New Zealand Parliament]] when it opened on 5 December 2023.<ref>https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/simpson-scott/</ref> |
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In the National Party caucus, Simpson is a liberal. He voted in favour of the [[Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013]], the [[End of Life Choice Act 2019]] and the [[Abortion Legislation Act 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 August 2012|title=Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill — First Reading|url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/a/c/d/50HansD_20120829_00000032-Marriage-Definition-of-Marriage-Amendment.htm|access-date=28 January 2013|work=New Zealand Parliament – Hansard}}</ref><ref name="Parliament 3rd reading">{{cite web|date=13 November 2019|title=End of Life Choice Bill — Third Reading|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20191113_20191113_16|access-date=15 November 2019|publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]]}}</ref><ref name="NZ Parliament 3rd reading">{{cite web|date=18 March 2020|title=Abortion Legislation Bill — Third Reading|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20200318_20200318_24|access-date=18 March 2020|publisher=[[New Zealand Parliament]]}}</ref> |
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He has led the National Party's advisory group on environmental issues, the Bluegreens.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 July 2019|title=Coromandel MP Scott Simpson picks up Climate Change portfolio|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/hauraki-herald/114627731/coromandel-mp-scott-simpson-picks-up-climate-change-portfolio|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Deputy | Suze Redmayne |
| Preceded by | Tangi Utikere |
| 29th Minister of Statistics | |
| In office 2 May 2017 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Bill English |
| Preceded by | Mark Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | James Shaw |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Coromandel | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Goudie |
| Majority | 14,596 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scott Anthony Simpson (1959-11-04) 4 November 1959 (age 64) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | National Party |
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| Occupation | Politician |
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Scott Anthony Simpson (born 4 November 1959) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the National Party.
Simpson's ancestors settled in Kūaotunu, on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the 1800s.[1] He grew up in Auckland and was educated at the University of Auckland, graduating with a law degree.
He was chief executive of the New Zealand Make-a-Wish Foundation from 2008 to 2011,[2] and previously a member of the National Party board of directors.[3] He also managed a safety equipment company.[3]
He was married to Desley Simpson, but the couple separated ca. 2004/2005.[4] She is now married to Peter Goodfellow.[5] The former couple has two children.[1]
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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| 2011–2014 | 50th | Coromandel | 61 | National | |
| 2014–2017 | 51st | Coromandel | 45 | National | |
| 2017–2020 | 52nd | Coromandel | 26 | National | |
| 2020–2023 | 53rd | Coromandel | 10 | National | |
| 2023–present | 54th | Coromandel | 55 | National | |
Simpson has been MP for Coromandel since 2011, and served as Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment at the close of the Fifth National Government.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Simpson held senior positions in the National Party. He was National Party Northern Regional Chair[6] and a member of the National Party's Board of Directors in the 2010s.[7] He stood for the National Party presidency in 2009 but lost to Peter Goodfellow. He previously stood for selection as the National Party candidate for Tamaki in 2004, but lost to Allan Peachey.[6][8]
Simpson was selected as the National Party's Coromandel candidate in April 2011.[9] He was elected at the 2011 general election with a majority of 12,740.[10] From 2013 to 2014, Simpson was chair of the Justice and Electoral select committee.[11]
During the 2014 New Zealand general election, Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 15,801, defeating the Green Party's candidate Catherine Delahunty.[12] Simpson chaired the Local Government and Electoral select committee until his appointment in May 2017 as Minister of Statistics, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for the Environment.[11][13]
During the 2017 New Zealand general election, Simpson was re-elected in Coromandel by a margin of 14,326 votes over Labour's Nathaniel James Blomfield.[14] The National Party was not in Government and Simpson served as his party's spokesperson for the environment, workplace relations and safety, and climate change.[11]
During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Simpson retained Coromandel for a fourth term by a final margin of 3,505 votes over Labour's Nathaniel James Blomfield.[15]
During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Simpson retained Coromandel for a fifth term by a margin of 17,349 votes over Labour's Beryl Riley.[16]
When National formed a government with NZ First and ACT following the 2023 election, Simpson was not appointed to a ministerial position despite having been a minister in the previous National government. Instead, he was made Senior Whip of the National Party and became Chief Government Whip in the 54th New Zealand Parliament when it opened on 5 December 2023.[17]
In the National Party caucus, Simpson is a liberal. He voted in favour of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013, the End of Life Choice Act 2019 and the Abortion Legislation Act 2020.[18][19][20]
He has led the National Party's advisory group on environmental issues, the Bluegreens.[21]
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