Originally Posted by
Blue Skies
Good question, thought I'ld find out for myself.
And look at how experienced & well qualified Grant Robertson is compared to Nicolla Willis who may be good one day but has never even been in govt or a Minister.
If you were employing someone to a senior management role, would you give the job to someone with no experience, no track record!
Grant Robertson studied politics at uni graduating with a BA with Honours.
President of Otago uni students Assoc & Co- President of NZ Students Assoc.
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade in 1997
Posted to the UN in New York.
On return worked in PM's office as an Advisor
Then took Business Development role with Otago University working with investors, business & researchers to commercialise the universities world leading research.
Became an MP in 2008, this is his 5th Term in office.
In opposition held range of portfolios including Finance from 2014-2017.
From 2017 Minister of Finance plus a Minister of Sport & Assoc Minister for Arts, Culture, Heritage.
Became Deputy Prime Minister in 2020 & remains Minister of Finance.
Apart from this, look at the figures, our inflation rate has peaked & is in middle range or lower than Australia, UK etc.
Record low unemployment.
Lower Govt debt to GDP than comparable countries.
Many companies making good profits.
Rising wages.
But we are living in a time of massive upheaval, tension & rapid change, Global Pandemic, War in Europe, Democracies under threat, Climate Crisis, the impacts of Social Media, loss of serious journalism, rise of conspiracy groups, aging populations & so on.
So it's to be expected things will be tough in some areas of the economy while others benefit from the changes.