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Minister and Former National Leader Judith Collins Retires From Politics
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday confirmed Judith Collins will retire from Parliament ahead of the November 7 election to become President of the New Zealand Law Commission.
- She said she first came across the commission while working with Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Law Commission president, and told Prime Minister Christopher Luxon last year she was interested in the role.
- The eight-term MP has served Papakura for 18 years and leaves having represented 18 portfolios, including Attorney-General and Defence Minister.
- Luxon said Collins will remain an MP and keep portfolios until her appointment, and she intends to stay in Cabinet to avoid a by-election before November 7; a reshuffle is expected in the coming weeks.
- Her departure is the latest among recent resignations from this parliament, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said, `It is with great regret and enormous gratitude that I thank Judith for her service,` as Collins follows Sir Geoffrey Palmer at the commission.
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Cabinet Minister Judith Collins retiring from politics
Judith Collins has served as an MP since 2002. File photo supplied Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has today announced Defence Minister Judith Collins will be appointed president of the New Zealand Law Commission and will not stand as a Member of Parliament at this year’s general election. “It’s with great regret and enormous gratitude that I thank Judith for her service, however, I’m delighted she’ll take up this prestigious appointment to the…
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Collins To Be Appointed Head Of Law Commission
“It is with great regret and enormous gratitude that I thank Judith for her service; however, I am delighted she will take up this prestigious appointment to the Law Commission,” Mr Luxon says.
·Wellington, New Zealand
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