12 Facts About Phil Heatley

Philip Reeve Heatley was born on 5 April 1967 and is a New Zealand politician.

Phil Heatley has undertaken short-term study and work as a volunteer with an international relief agency on a hospital ship.

Phil Heatley was an agricultural engineer in the dairy industry, surveying and designing farm buildings, land drainage and irrigation systems.

Phil Heatley is currently a Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.

In Opposition, Phil Heatley was a member of Parliament's Primary Production Committee, Regulations Review Committee and Transport and Industrial Relations Committee and has been National's spokesman on Forestry, Fisheries, Regional Development, Early Childhood Education and Energy.

Phil Heatley became Minister of Housing and Minister of Fisheries in the Fifth National Government in 2008 and remained Minister of Housing and became Minister of Energy and Resources in 2011, the beginning of the Government's second term.

Phil Heatley introduced the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill to update existing rental laws and extend them to cover tenants in boarding houses not previously having protection.

Phil Heatley was reinstated to his ministerial portfolios the following month after a report which cleared him of any deliberate wrongdoing.

In December 2011 Phil Heatley became Minister of Energy and Resources.

In 22 January 2013 Cabinet reshuffle, Phil Heatley lost his ministerial portfolio Energy and Resources to Simon Bridges and Housing to Nick Smith.

On 31 January 2013 Phil Heatley was granted the right to retain the title of The Honourable for life in recognition of his term as a Member of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

Hon Phil Heatley was a member of the Parliament's Social Services Committee and its Local Government and Environment Committee.