Nicola Willis

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Nicola Valentine Willis (born 7 March 1981) is a New Zealand politician who has been deputy leader of the National Party since 2021. She is also the Minister of Finance, the Minister for Social Investment, the Minister for Economic Growth, and was also the Minister for the Public Services in the Sixth National Government. After a secondary education as a boarder at Auckland private school King's College, Willis went on to seek a first-class honours degree in English literature from Victoria University of Wellington and a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the University of Canterbury. She entered the New Zealand House of Representatives on the National Party list in 2018 after a career as a political advisor and corporate lobbyist. She became her party's deputy leader in 2021, following the election of Christopher Luxon as party leader. Following the 2023 New Zealand general election, Willis was appointed as Minister of Finance and Minister for Social Investment, and in 2025 she became...

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