Sir Lockwood Smith | |
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 Smith in 2012, speaking at the 70th anniversary of the arrival of US Forces in New Zealand | |
| 30th High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 25 March 2013 – 24 March 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Derek Leask |
| Succeeded by | Sir Jerry Mateparae |
| 28th Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 31 January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Margaret Wilson |
| Succeeded by | David Carter |
| 38th Minister of Education | |
| In office 2 November 1990 – 1 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
| Succeeded by | Wyatt Creech |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Kaipara | |
| In office 14 July 1984 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | electorate abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rodney | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 26 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | vacant (last held by Don McKinnon) |
| Succeeded by | Mark Mitchell |
| Majority | 15,635[1] |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list | |
| In office 26 November 2011 – 14 February 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Gilmore[n 1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Lockwood Smith 13 November 1948 Paparoa, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
Alexandra Lang (m. 2009) |
| Relations | Jason Smith (cousin)[2] |
| Residence(s) | Ruawai, New Zealand |
Sir Alexander Lockwood Smith KNZM (born 13 November 1948) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat who was High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2013.
Smith is a member of the New Zealand National Party and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1984 until his retirement to pursue diplomatic roles in 2013. He represented the Kaipara and Rodney electorates and was briefly a list MP. In the Fourth National Government, he served as Minister of Education from 1990 to 1996 and later as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for International Trade, and Associate Minister of Finance.
- ^ At 2008 election
- ^ Botting, Susan (18 March 2023). "National's Northland candidates to be known this weekend". New Zealand Herald.
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