Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee of New Zealand
Born in Christchurch, Brownlee has lived there ever since.
In Parliament, Brownlee has served as the National Party's Junior Whip and as its spokesperson on superannuation, energy, transport, local government, and the ACC.
Gerry Brownlee received criticism during the 1999 election campaign when during a private closed meeting he ejected an elderly protester from a platform containing several National Party candidates.
Initially Smith alleged that Brownlee had undermined him during his period of stress-leave, but he later dropped those allegations in the interest of party unity.
Brownlee says the emails further discredit New Zealand First and Labour, and he has a point that they don't reflect well on Winston Peters; but nothing I've read today confirms corruption as Rodney Hide alleges.
It's remarkable, though, that Gerry Brownlee is trying to take the high moral ground on this.
Brownlee has brushed the story aside, saying he only had a few hundred shares.
The question of whether Brownlee had an "appreciable" interest doesn't arise if we're talking about an interest Brownlee had.
Q4 (in the alternative to 3) hasn't been asked, and in any event Brownlee denies that his shareholding was appreciable.
Gerry Brownlee has the figures showing the number of HR staff has shot up under Labour from 266 to 638 last year.
Gerry Brownlee was born and educated in Christchurch and has lived in the Ilam electorate all his life.
The Government has left the choice in the hands of Kiwi consumers.
Mr Brownlee said the Government had "real concerns about telling people they have to move to energy-efficient light bulbs by decree.
Mr Brownlee said people needed good, credible information about different lighting options.
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says he understands that Labour's emergency stand-by power generator at Whirinaki is running flat out burning up to one million litres of diesel every 24 hours.
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says he understands that Labour's emergency stand-by power generator at Whirinaki is running flat out, burning up to 1 million litres of diesel every 24 hours - press releaseIf we're to take "running flat out" as meaning "operating at 100 per cent", Brownlee's about 93.
Ever the plucky underdog, Brownlee is more ambitious than many countrymen have given him credit for and is eager to prove his talents stretch far beyond woodwork and Maori Affairs.
National's energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee has defended himself against accusations he should have declared he had shares in Contact Energy.
Mr Brownlee had asked questions and given speeches which related to Contact and wider energy policy, the left wing Labour Party linked Standard website said.
The obligation was introduced by the previous government and Mr Brownlee said the new government had a different approach.
Mr Brownlee said there were problems with the previous government's regime because oil companies would have to import biofuels without any guarantee that they were produced sustainably.
Mr Brownlee said the Government supported the use of biofuels and knew it had a big role in the future.
Mr Brownlee said sustainability standards for biofuels were being developed, and that work would continue.
Mr Hodgson said Mr Brownlee had quoted price increase estimates work out by oil companies and had ignored official advice.
National MP Gerry Brownlee says that David Benson-Popes forced resignation was inevitable but is questioning just when Prime Minister Helen Clark knew of his involvement in Madeleine Setchells sacking.
Gerry Brownlee is a big man and it is not a good look with a yellow tie.
In Opposition Mr Brownlee was a vocal opponent of the Labour government's plan to implement a new standard for lightbulbs which would see old incandescent lightbulbs phased out by the end of next year.
Mr Brownlee said officials at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority were doing some work on the issue.
Mr Brownlee has taken the second most expensive property, a 420sq m, eight-bedroom house in Bolton St near Parliament, worth $2.
Mr Brownlee said residences were allocated according to what was available and what ministers wanted.
Print This Page Biofuel Law ChangeNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has tabled a Bill in Parliament to repeal the obligation placed on oil companies to sell a certain proportion of biofuel.
Gerry Brownlee is the National Party's spokesman on state owned enterprises, I spoke to him earlier this morning and began by asking him what National would do with state owned enterprises.
ANDREW Well I think if they're gonna talk about these sort of protections for people then they need to have a look at it, or they’ve got to unbundled the model and have a good hard think about it, and that’s certainly an opportunity for National in the next 12 months if they want to be bold about the sort of policies they're going to take into the election they should do so, and then Brownlee was sort of hinting there, he kept talking about the ownership of the national grid, but he really didn’t want to get into the retailers so you get the sense that they may well reconsider what they would do there.
Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee was in charge of allocating government-owned ministerial homes and he has taken the biggest one.
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has urged oil companies to drop petrol prices, warning them not to try to cash in on the many holidaying New Zealanders on the roads.
All five oil companies cut their petrol and diesel prices by 4c a litre yesterday, less than 24 hours after Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said it was time they gave motorists more relief.
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee said on Sunday that oil reserves had been secured, ensuring New Zealand would continue.
Gerry Brownlee has confirmed he is lifting the ban on traditional incandescent light bulbs.
In a way, Gerry Brownlee is right that “the ETS put a price on pollution, providing adequate incentives for power companies to invest.
4:00AM Friday Dec 12, 2008 By Audrey Young New Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said unequivocally yesterday National would introduce an emissions trading scheme - the same day Parliament signed off a planned select committee review of such a scheme.
New Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said unequivocally yesterday National would introduce an emissions trading scheme - the same day Parliament signed off a planned select committee review of such a scheme.
ACC premium rethink needed byNewZealandNationalPartyThe Finance Minister is under pressure to re-think ACC premiums in the wake of revelations the Government's ACC legislation has seen premiums sky-rocket, National's ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today.
The Finance Minister under pressure re-think ACC premiums wake revelations Government's ACC legislation has seen premiums sky-rocket, National's ACC spokesperson Gerry Brownlee said today.
New Zealand will scrap a requirement that oil companies sell a share of products blended with biofuel and will instead offer tax breaks on fuels coming from proven sustainable sources, Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee said today.
5 percent of annual sales by 2012, will be repealed under legislation to be voted on next week, Brownlee said in an e-mailed statement.
National went into the election promising a consistent tax incentive for sustainable biofuels, Brownlee said today.
National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Trevor Mallard must apologise immediately, after confirmation today that he misinterpreted a report on whistleblower Erin Leigh's work.
Brownlee is referring to a statement issued by Environment Ministry boss Hugh Logan where he apologises for the information given to the Minister being 'interpreted in this adverse way.