Nicky Wagner

Nicky Wagner MP
Nicky campaigning against the Electoral Finance Bill, in Christchurch, 28 November 2007.
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party List
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Prime Minister	John Key
Personal details
Born	23 July 1953 Christchurch
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse(s)	David
Children	two sons
Occupation	Business
Profession	Teacher
Website	Nicky Wagner

Nicky Wagner (born 23 July 1953 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand politician, who holds a list seat for the New Zealand National Party in the Parliament of New Zealand.

Early life and career

Wagner has received a teaching degree from Christchurch College of Education, a BA from Canterbury University, and an MBA from Massey University. After working for a time as a teacher, she entered the business world, and currently runs an internet marketing company that she established. She has also been involved with the New Zealand fashion industry, establishing the FashioNZ website.

Politics

Parl.	Electorate	List Pos.	Party
48th	List	28	National
49th	List	43	National

In 2005, Wagner endorsed the NZ Flag.com Trusts campaign for a referendum on New Zealand's flag, stating "Our flag should celebrate our nation's identity and our special foot-print on this earth. We will always respect and cherish our links with the past that are represented in our present flag but a young country needs to create a strong vision for its future."^[1]

In 2003 Wagner was elected to the Canterbury Regional Council, and was a councillor until 2007.

In the 2005 general elections, she stood as the National Party's candidate for the Christchurch Central electorate, and was 28th on National's list. This was the third highest placing for a newcomer, behind Tim Groser and Chris Finlayson.

In the 2008 general election she drastically cut Labour's majority in both the electorate and the party vote, reducing the candidate majority from 7,836 to 936. She remains in Parliament, having been re-elected to Parliament through the National Party list.

Nicky sits on the Climate Change Review Committee and has been made Deputy Chair of the Environmental Select Committee

References

1. ^ "NZ Flag.com - Endorsements". http://www.nzflag.com/endorsements.cfm?i=83. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 

External links

• Nicy Wagner MP official site
• Profile at National party
• Profile at New Zealand Parliament
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.co.nz

Persondata
Name	Wagner, Nicky
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	23 July 1953
Place of birth	Christchurch
Date of death
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