Max Bradford
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New Zealand
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politician and Cabinet Minister. He was an MP for the National Party
New Zealand National Party
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from 1990 to 2002, and is known for introducing reforms to the electricity industry in 1998.
Early life
Bradford was born in ChristchurchChristchurch
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. He has been married twice; his current wife is Rosemary Bradford (a partner in Colliers International Wellington, a property broking company). He has two stepdaughters.
Before entering politics, he worked at the New Zealand Treasury and the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
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, and later became a financial consultant. After retiring from Parliament in 2002, he became a director in Castalia Strategic Advisors Ltd, an international consultancy practice specializing in energy and water reform.In 2007, he established his own consultancy Bradford & Associates Ltd which specializes in governance advisory and implementation projects for international bodies such as the World Bank
World Bank
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, the Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
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, the Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
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and foreign governments.
Member of Parliament
Bradford was first elected to Parliament as MP for TaraweraTarawera (New Zealand electorate)
Tarawera is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1978 to 1996.-History:The Tarawa electorate was created in 1978.In 1996, the first MMP election, the electorate was included in the Rotorua electorate.-Election results:-References:...
in the 1990 elections
New Zealand general election, 1990
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, replacing National Party colleague Ian McLean
Ian McLean (New Zealand)
Ian McLean was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Tarawera electorate from the 1978 general election to 1990, when he retired and was replaced by Max Bradford.-References:...
. In the 1996 elections
New Zealand general election, 1996
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, there was an electoral redistribution, and Bradford contested and won the seat of Rotorua
Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)
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. In the 1999 elections
New Zealand general election, 1999
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, he was defeated in Rotorua by Labour
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's Stephanie Chadwick
Stephanie Chadwick
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, but remained in Parliament as a list MP. In his political career, he served in a number of Cabinet
New Zealand Cabinet
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positions, including Minister of Immigration, Minister of Energy, Minister of Labour, Minister of Revenue, Minister of Enterprise and Commerce, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Tertiary Education.