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Hon Chris Tremain

Chris Tremain is currently the Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Civil Defence, and Associate Minister of Tourism.

Born and raised in Napier, Chris attended Taradale Primary School and Taradale Intermediate before moving to Napier Boys High School, where he was Head Boy and a member of the 1st XV. He went on to Massey University to further his education, where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) and a Diploma of Business Studies (Marketing).

Prior to entering Parliament, Chris was a successful Napier businessman. He has been involved in a number of prominent Hawke’s Bay businesses including Tremain Real Estate, Tremain Travel and Colliers International.

Chris has a strong record of community involvement, and has been the Chairman of Sport Hawke’s Bay, Old Boys Marist Rugby Club, the Guardians of Hawkes Bay Fisheries and the Eskview Junior Rugby Club.

In 2005 Chris entered Parliament by winning the Napier seat, the first National Party candidate to do so since 1951. He secured Napier with an increased majority in 2008 and held it again in 2011.

He was elected as the Junior Whip for the National Party in 2007 and in 2009 became the senior whip. Following the 2011 election he was appointed as a Minister outside Cabinet with Ministerial responsibilities for Civil Defence and Consumer Affairs, and held Associate Ministerial responsibilities in Tourism and Transport. In April 2012 he was appointed as a Minister in Cabinet with amended responsibilities.