Matt King (politician)

Matt King
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Northland
Assumed office
23 September 2017
Preceded by Winston Peters
Personal details
Political party National

Ronald Matthew King[1] is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.

Personal life

King is a beef farmer from Okaihau. He is a former police officer, retiring in 2007.[2]

Political career

Member of parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–present 52nd Northland 51 National

King was selected to contest the Northland electorate for the National Party[3] and defeated incumbent Winston Peters in the 2017 general election held on 23 September 2017.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Daily progress for Tuesday, 7 November 2017". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Matt King named as National's candidate - Northland Age - Northland Age News".
  3. ↑ "Northland candidates go head-to-head as Winston Peters fights to retain the seat". Stuff.co.nz. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "King beats kingmaker in nail-biting race for Northland seat". NZ Herald – nzherald.co.nz. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Winston Peters		 Member of Parliament for Northland
2017–present		 Incumbent
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