Jeff Grant Explained

Jeff Grant
Constituency Mp:Awarua
Parliament:New Zealand
Predecessor:Rex Austin
Successor:Eric Roy
Term Start:1987
Term End:1993
Birth Name:Jeffrey James Grant
Party:National
Alma Mater:Lincoln College

Jeffrey James Grant (born 1958)[1] is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Education

Grant was educated at Otago Boys' High School, and went on to study Lincoln College where he earned a Diploma in Agriculture.[2]

Career

Grant represented the Southland electorate of Awarua in Parliament from 1987 to 1993. Between 1990 and 1993, he served as the National Party's chief whip. He retired from Parliament in 1993, and was replaced by Eric Roy.[3] .[4]

Grant later worked in a large number of governance roles, including for Landcorp, the New Zealand Meat Board, AgResearch, SBS Bank and the Southern Institute of Technology.[4] In 2020, he was appointed as an independent advisor to support the Invercargill City Council, following a review by the Department of Internal Affairs into Tim Shadbolt, the mayor of Invercargill.[5]

Honours and awards

In 1990, Grant received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[6] In 2021, he was awarded the Bledisloe Medal by his alma mater, Lincoln University, in recognition of his contribution to the rural sector.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wood, G. A. . Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament . 2nd . 1987 . 1996 . University of Otago Press . Dunedin . 1-877133-00-0 . 91 .
  2. Web site: Bledisloe Medal 2021: Jeff Grant . 2021 . Lincoln University . 21 July 2024.
  3. 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990)
  4. Web site: Jeff Grant - the carnivorous futurist. Michael. Fallow. 12 March 2021. Stuff.
  5. Web site: External appointees to support city governance action plan | Invercargill City Council.
  6. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 160.