Simon Bridges
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Simon Joseph Bridges is a former New Zealand politician and lawyer. He served as Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition between 2018 and 2020, and as the Member of Parliament for Tauranga from the 2008 election to May 2022, when he resigned.
Bridges in 2015
Bridges speaking to Bryce Edwards at a 2011 election event
Bridges, as Transport Minister, opens a cycle route in Palmerston North
Leader of the New Zealand National Party
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The leader of the National Party is the most-senior elected politician within the New Zealand National Party. Under the constitution of the party, they are required to be a member of the House of Representatives.
Image: Adam Hamilton, 1930s
Image: Keith Holyoake (crop)
Image: Jack Marshall, 1972
Image: Robert Muldoon 1978