National's Nicola Willis: family, Fonterra and aiming for finance minister

Focused ambition: the National party's Nicola Willis. (Image: Getty)

Tue, 22 Mar 2022

When BusinessDesk spoke to newly appointed National party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis it was fewer than 48 hours since she was named to her role. Predecessor Simon Bridges had barely uttered his last quip about his resignation before Christopher Luxon shoulder-tapped the 41-year-old deputy leader of the party. She was keen, as he knew, but accepted only after doing some domestic due diligence. It’s probably appropriate that husband Duncan Small works as a consultant.“I did think about it,” says Willis. “...

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