Gerard Anthony Brownlee is a New Zealand politician who has served as the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives since 2023. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House
Brownlee in 2025
Brownlee, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, meets US Secretary of State John Kerry, 13 November 2016
Brownlee meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, 6 June 2017
The House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament. The House passes laws, provides ministers to form the Cabinet, and supervises the work of government. It is also respons
Gerry Brownlee
…Zealand politician who has served as the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives since 2023. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Ilam in 1996, representing the National Party. He became a list MP in 2020. Brownlee was a senior member of the Fifth National Government, serving…
New Zealand House of Representatives Debating Chamber
Montage of portraits depicting members of the House, the Serjeant-at-Arms, and the Clerk of the House, during the Second Parliament in 1860
Example of a House of Representatives ballot paper used in MMP elections
The debating chamber of the House of Representatives; the speaker's chair is at the rear and centre in the room.