Judith Collins — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as New Zealand's Attorney-General and Minister of Defence, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, NZSIS, Public Service, Digitising Government, and Space.
Served as Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Leader of the Opposition from July 14, 2020, to November 24, 2021.
Member of Parliament for Papakura since 2008, previously representing Clevedon in 2002 and 2005.
Author of the book ‘Pull No Punches,’ released on July 1, 2020.
Former lawyer and company director, serving as President of the Auckland District Law Society and Vice-President of the NZ Law Society.
Holds the position of Adjunct Professor of Law at WSU.
Holds a Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws with Honours, and a Master of Taxation Studies from the University of Auckland.

Biography

Judith Collins KC MP currently serves as New Zealand’s Attorney-General, Minister of Defence, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Digitising Government, and Minister for Space. From November 2023 to January 2025, she held the portfolio of Minister of Science Innovation & Tech before taking responsibility for the Public Service.