Biography

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Clayton lives in Waimakariri, where he went to school at St Bede’s College and later obtained MBA and BA degrees from the University of Canterbury. He is a former small business owner and worked in public and corporate affairs until 1999, when he was elected to represent the communities of Waimakariri in Parliament.

Clayton served in several ministerial roles for the Labour Government, including immigration and small business, and is currently Labour’s spokesperson on law and order, police, corrections and state-owned enterprises, as well as associate spokesperson on finance. He is the current Deputy Chair of the Law and Order Select Committee.

In 2005 Clayton was the first New Zealander selected for the Forum of Young Global Leaders, and in 2007 was one of only 30 people worldwide chosen to participate in a global leadership and public policy executive education programme at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Clayton is patron of North Canterbury Special Olympics, an associate member of the Returned Services Association, trustee of the Styx Living Laboratory Trust and adjunct senior fellow in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Canterbury.

Contact details

For electorate matters
Please contact Clayton Cosgrove's Kaiapoi Electorate Office
Address: 156B Williams St, Kaiapoi
Phone: 03 327 7737
Fax: 03 327 4095
Email: clayton.cosgrove.mp@parliament.govt.nz

For Parliamentary matters
Please contact Clayton Cosgrove's Parliamentary Office
Phone: +64 4 470 6593
Fax: +64 4 472 6791
Email: clayton.cosgrove.mp@parliament.govt.nz

Clayton is also available to meet with constituents throughout the Waimakariri Electorate in his Mobile Electorate Office at the following locations (no appointment necessary):

Rangiora: Every Monday 9am to 10am and Friday 10:30 to 11:30am
Loc: High St (opposite the Post Office)

Belfast: First Friday of the month 9am to 10am
Loc: Corner of Richill Street and Main North Road

Oxford: Second Friday of the month 9am to 10am –
Loc: Main Road (outside the Council Service Centre)

Woodend: Third Friday of the month 9am to 10am –
Main North Rd (opposite the dairy)

Northcote: Fourth Friday of the month 9am to 10am
Loc: Main North Rd (outside St Bede’s College)