List MP Chris Auchinvole lives in Moana at Lake Brunner with his wife Elspeth, who was born and bred on the West Coast. His caucus responsibilities include positions as Associate Spokesman for Energy (Mining) and Associate Spokesman for Tourism. He sits on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee.
Chris lives in Moana at Lake Brunner with his wife Elspeth, who was born and bred on the West Coast. Chris was born in Scotland, educated in England, attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and joined his two brothers in New Zealand in 1964. Chris has been a contract milker, a farm adviser, managed a $30 million export company for the Dairy Board and operated his own small business exporting primary products, specialising in fish and seafood exports.
Political activity through commitment to National Party policies has been a major interest for Chris throughout his career.
He was selected as National's 2005 candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate and became a List Member for National. Chris is an Associate Spokesman for Tourism and for Energy (Mining). He serves on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee and is a member of the National Caucus Primary Production Committee.
Chris has always played an active part in the communities he and his family have lived in. He is a Justice of the Peace, a keen fly fisherman and enjoys walking in the bush. Chris and Elspeth have two married children and three grand-daughters and one grandson.
Political activity through commitment to National Party policies has been a major interest for Chris throughout his career.
He was selected as National's 2005 candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate and became a List Member for National. Chris is an Associate Spokesman for Tourism and for Energy (Mining). He serves on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee and is a member of the National Caucus Primary Production Committee.
Chris has always played an active part in the communities he and his family have lived in. He is a Justice of the Peace, a keen fly fisherman and enjoys walking in the bush. Chris and Elspeth have two married children and three grand-daughters and one grandson.
