16 Facts About Craig Foss

Craig Raymond Robert Foss was born on 4 July 1963 and is a New Zealand investment banker and politician.

Craig Foss was elected to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in October 2019 and was previously the Member of Parliament for Tukituki from 2005 until 2017.

Craig Foss attended Victoria University of Wellington, completing a BCA.

Craig Foss was Chief Dealer for the Bank of New Zealand.

Craig Foss married Kristal in 1993; they have two daughters together.

Craig Foss represented the Tukituki electorate for twelve years but was not successful in winning the electorate at his first attempt.

Craig Foss was ranked 47th on the National Party list, not high enough to enter Parliament as a list MP.

Craig Foss contested Tukituki again in 2005 and defeated Barker to enter Parliament for the first time.

Craig Foss was returned for three further elections and his majority peaking at nearly 10,000 votes in 2011.

Craig Foss voted in favour of the Marriage Amendment Act 2013.

Craig Foss was the chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee from 2008 until June 2011, when he was appointed a minister outside Cabinet.

Craig Foss held the Civil Defence, Racing and Senior Citizens portfolios, as well as associate ministerial responsibilities in local government and commerce, replacing John Carter who left to take up a High Commissioner post in the Cook Islands.

Craig Foss was an associate minister in the education and ACC portfolios.

On 14 December 2016, following a change to the National Party leadership, Craig Foss announced that he would retire from politics at the 2017 general election.

Craig Foss relinquished his ministerial roles on 20 December 2016.

Craig Foss was elected to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in the 2019 New Zealand local elections, alongside his former parliamentary rival Rick Barker.