Grant Robertson
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Grant Murray Robertson is a retired New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who served as the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2023, as Minister of Foreign Affairs in November 2023, and as the 19th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2020 to 2023. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Wellington Central from 2008 to 2023.
Robertson in 2023
Robertson at post-budget meeting in 2011.
Robertson speaking to a rally opposing the National Government's changes to University Councils, at the University of Otago, October 2013
Robertson at Government House, Wellington, in 2015
Minister of Finance (New Zealand)
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The minister of Finance, originally known as colonial treasurer, is a minister and the head of the New Zealand Treasury, responsible for producing an annual New Zealand budget outlining the government's proposed expenditure. The position is often considered to be the most important cabinet post after that of the prime minister.
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