Penny Simmonds | |
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.png) Simmonds in 2023 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Invercargill | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Dowie |
| Majority | 10,945[1] |
| 17th Minister for the Environment | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1959 (age 65) Southland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Marty Irwin |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
Penelope Elsie Simmonds CNZM MP (born September 1959)[2] is a New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament and a Minister in the House of Representatives for the National Party. She previously served as the chief executive of the Southern Institute of Technology.[3] Following the 2023 New Zealand general election, Simmonds assumed the disability issues, environmental, tertiary education and skills, and associate social development and employment portfolios in the Sixth National Government.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023 finalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Young, Audrey (24 August 2023). "Election 2023: Meet Penny Simmonds, National's Invercargill MP tipped for Cabinet". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". Newstalk ZB. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Cabinet lineup for new government unveiled - who gets what?". Radio New Zealand. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.