Geoffrey Leonard Simmons was born on 27 December 1974 and is an economist and former leader of The Opportunities Party, a political party in New Zealand.
11 Facts About Geoff Simmons
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Geoff Simmons stood for TOP in the February 2017 Mount Albert by-election, in the Wellington Central electorate in the 2017 general election, and in the Rongotai electorate in the 2020 general election.
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Geoff Simmons graduated in economics from the University of Auckland.
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Geoff Simmons worked as an economic analyst for the New Zealand Treasury from 1999 to 2003.
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Geoff Simmons was the general manager and an economist for the Morgan Foundation in Wellington from 2009 to 2016.
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Geoff Simmons has co-authored four books with Morgan, on health, fishing, Antarctica and food.
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Geoff Simmons has done acting, including improvisational theatre, since he was at secondary school.
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Geoff Simmons has performed with the Improv Bandits, a professional troupe in Auckland, Best on Tap in Wellington, and Stagecraft at the Gryphon Theatre in Wellington.
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On 8 December 2018, the party board announced Geoff Simmons had been successful.
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In July 2020, Geoff Simmons announced that he would contest the Rongotai electorate during the 2020 New Zealand general election.
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At the beginning of his campaign for the seat Geoff Simmons spelled the name of the electorate incorrectly in his advertising as "Rongatai".