Shane Reti — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Minister for Universities, Minister of Statistics, and Minister for Pacific Peoples in the New Zealand Cabinet.
Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Whangārei, first elected at the 2014 general election.
Held the role of Minister of Health from 2023 to 2025.
Served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand National Party from November 2020 to November 2021.
Awarded a Queen's Service Medal for public services in the 2006 New Year Honours.
Worked as a general practitioner for 17 years and served for seven years on the Northland District Health Board.
Graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Human Biology (1985), MB ChB (1987), and a Diploma in Obstetrics (1989).

Biography

Shane Raymond Reti is a New Zealand politician and Cabinet Minister. He currently serves as Minister for Pacific Peoples, Minister of Science, Innovation, and Technology, Minister of Universities, and Minister of Statistics. First elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Whangārei electorate at the 2014 general election, he is a member of the New Zealand National Party.