Stuart Smith | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:SMITH,_Stuart_-_Kaikoura_(cropped).png) Smith in 2023 | |
| Chief Government Whip in the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Scott Simpson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Kaikōura | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Colin King |
| Majority | 12,570 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart Tayler Smith 1963 (age 61–62) |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Julie Smith |
| Website | stuartsmith.co.nz |
Stuart Tayler Smith (born 1963)[1] is a New Zealand National Party politician. He was first elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Kaikōura electorate, representing the National Party, in the 2014 general election. As of 2025, he is Senior Whip of the National Party and Chief Government Whip.
Before his political career, he was a Marlborough grape grower and chairman of the New Zealand Winegrowers Association.
- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.