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Simon Bridges

Simon Bridges

Hon. Simon Bridges

Minister of Energy and Resources
New Zealand
Event(s): Singapore Energy Summit, Energy Access Forum

Simon was elected to Parliament in 2008 as the Member for Tauranga and became a Minister in April 2012. He currently holds the Transport and Energy and Resources portfolios, is the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Justice, and the Deputy Leader of the House. He has previously served as Minister of Labour, Minister of Consumer Affairs and Associate Minister of Transport. Before entering Parliament Simon was a Senior Crown Prosecutor in the District and High Courts, and has also practised as a litigation lawyer at a major legal firm.  Simon has Bachelor degrees in Arts and Law (with Honours) from the University of Auckland and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford. He has also worked as an intern at the British House of Commons.  Simon and his wife, Natalie, live with their sons Emlyn and Harry in Tauranga.