Event: An address by the Hon Murray McCully, New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Lowy Institute is pleased to invite you to join us for a special address by The Hon Murray McCully, New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, 15 March 2016.

Minister McCully will speak on New Zealand’s international agenda for 2016, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific and New Zealand’s final year on the United Nations Security Council.

Murray McCully has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2008. He is the Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays in the New Zealand Parliament and also holds the portfolio of Associate Minister for Sport and Recreation.

Mr McCully first entered Parliament in 1987 after winning the Auckland seat of East Coast Bays and was appointed a Minister in October 1991. He has held a number of cabinet portfolios including Customs, Housing, Tourism, ACC, Rugby World Cup, and Sport, Fitness and Leisure. Mr McCully was born in Whangarei and has lived in the East Coast Bays electorate for over 30 years. He holds an LLB from the University of Auckland and is a qualified barrister and solicitor. Prior to entering Parliament he was a principal of a public relations company.