page_title: Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)
hierarchical_section_title: Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)
caption_attribution_description: English: Hon Dr Nick Smith, on 16 May 2013
context_page_description: Nicolas Rex Smith is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand Parliament as a National Party member of parliament. Smith has represented the Nelson electorate since 1996, and was the Member for Tasman before that, from 1990–1996.
  Smith is a former Cabinet minister, previously holding the posts of Minister for Building and Housing, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, and Minister of Local Government.
  For a brief time between October and November 2003 he was the deputy leader of the National Party, then in opposition under Don Brash.
  Smith became the longest-serving MP in March 2018, having served continuously since the 1990 general election. This makes Smith the current Father of the House.
context_section_description: Nicolas Rex Smith (born 24 December 1964) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand Parliament as a National Party member of parliament. Smith has represented the Nelson electorate since 1996, and was the Member for Tasman before that, from 1990–1996.
  Smith is a former Cabinet minister, previously holding the posts of Minister for Building and Housing, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, and Minister of Local Government.
  For a brief time between October and November 2003 he was the deputy leader of the National Party, then in opposition under Don Brash.
  Smith became the longest-serving MP in March 2018, having served continuously since the 1990 general election. This makes Smith the current Father of the House.
caption: Smith in 2013
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