Grant Murray Robertson is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party who has served as the 19th deputy prime minister of New Zealand since 2020 and the minister of Finance since 2017. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Wellington Central since 2008.
Grant Robertson Bio
Robertson was born in Palmerston North, the youngest of three boys. His Presbyterian family lived in Hastings before settling in South Dunedin. His mother initially stayed at home before later becoming a teacher. His father was an accountant
Robertson attended King’s High School in Dunedin, where he was head boy. He then studied political studies at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 1995.
Age, Height
Robertson was born on October 30, 1971, in Palmerston North is 51 years of age and has a height of about 1.73m .
Family, Wife
Robertson lives in Northland, Wellington, with his partner Alf, whom he met through playing rugby together for the Wellington-based Krazy Knights, New Zealand’s first gay rugby team. After 10 years in a relationship, they held a civil union ceremony in January 2009.
Qualifications
Robertson attended King’s High School in Dunedin, where he was head boy. He then studied political studies at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 1995. His honours dissertation studied the restructuring of the New Zealand University Students’ Association in the 1980s.
His Instagram account is @grantrobertsonn with millions of followers.