Craig Foss

Craig Foss was elected as the Member of Parliament for Tukituki in 2005. He was reelected in 2008 and again in 2011 with a majority of 9,660.

Craig was appointed a Minister outside Cabinet in 2011 as Minister of Civil Defence, Minister of Senior Citizens, Minister of Racing, Associate Minister of Local Government and Associate Minister of Commerce.

Following the 2011 election, Craig was appointed Minister of Commerce, Minister of Broadcasting, Associate Minister of Education and Associate Minister of ACC.

Prior to being appointed a Minister, Craig was Chairman of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. He was Deputy Chair of the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee and was a member of the Primary Production Committee and the Officers of Parliament Committee.

Craig was born and educated in Lower Hutt. In his 7th form year at Naenae College, he was selected as an AFS exchange student to Ohio, USA. Craig has a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University.

In 1985, Craig was hired by the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), treasury in Wellington. Craig also managed the BNZ Singapore treasury office for six months in 1990. During his time at the BNZ he covered most financial instruments and was rapidly promoted leading to the position of Chief Dealer Long Term Interest Rates in 1991. This was an extraordinary period in New Zealand’s financial market history.

Credit Suisse Financial Products, London, (CSFP), employed Craig in 1993. After managing the financial risks across many European markets, he was appointed to Director of European Trading in 1996. In 1998 Craig moved to Tokyo, as the manager of CSFP’s interest rate swap division for Japan and the Pacific.

Craig and his wife, Kristal married in 1993 and have two daughters. They spend their time between Havelock North and their small farm at Waimarama.