Chris finlayson biography
Chris finlayson biography
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Chris Finlayson
New Zealand politician
For the British businessman, see Chris Finlayson (businessman).
Christopher Francis FinlaysonKC (born 1956) is a New Zealand lawyer and former Member of Parliament, representing the National Party.
He was elected to Parliament in 2005. In the Fifth National Government, from 2008 to 2017, he was Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.[1][2] He left politics to return to his legal career in January 2019.[3]
Early life
Finlayson grew up in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah.
He has three siblings.[4][5]
He attended St Benedict's Convent School,[4] and St. Patrick's College.[5] Finlayson joined the National Party in 1974 while still at St Patrick's College, after having had a long conversation with Keith Holyoake at Parliament the previous year.[5] He was an active party member in the Karori and Ōhāriu electorates, including per