Christopher James Tremain (born 1966) is a New Zealand businessman and retired politician. He served as

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of the

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for the

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from until his retirement in

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Family and personal life

Born in Napier in 1966, Tremain attended Taradale Primary School, Taradale Intermediate, Napier Boys' High School and

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. He obtained a Bachelor of Business Studies in accounting and a Diploma of Business Studies in marketing. He has owned and operated a number of businesses in the

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, including Tremain Real Estate, Tremain Travel and Colliers International. Tremain's father was

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flanker and

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captain Kel Tremain. Tremain and his wife, Angela, have three children. He has been the driver of a number of community events including the annual Tremain Corporate Triathlon.

Member of Parliament

Tremain was first elected to parliament in the 2005 election, when he won the Napier electorate, beating incumbent

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by 3951 votes. This was the first time that National had won Napier for more than 50 years. In the 2008 election, Tremain retained the electorate with an increased majority. After the election of the

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, Tremain was appointed a Minister outside Cabinet taking over the roles of Civil Defence from John Carter and

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, and the role of Consumer Affairs which had been held until the election by Simon Power. He was replaced as Chief Whip of the National party by

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, a List MP based in Dunedin. On 3 April 2012 Chris Tremain was promoted into Cabinet following the resignation of Nick Smith and gained the portfolio of Internal Affairs. On 30 September 2013 Tremain announced that he would not contest the 2014 election. On leaving parliament Tremain was granted the right to retain the title of

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."Retention of the Title 'The Honourable'"
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'' 307 at 333.

References

External links

Chris Tremain profile
national.org.nz
Tremain website (archived)

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