ENG:
John Spencer Boscawen (born c.1957) is an ACT New Zealand member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and as of May 2011, ACT's Parliamentary Leader and former Minister of Consumer Affairs of New Zealand. He came to parliament in the 2008 general election as a list MP, having been ranked fourth. Before entering parliament he was best known for his campaign against the Electoral Finance Act. He sat on the Finance and Expenditure, Commerce, and Parliamentary Service select committees, and is ACT's spokesperson for a range of issues including Housing, Transport, Energy and Economic Development.
In January 2013 he became the president of the ACT Party.
source
2011-09-22
updated: 2013-09-09
Minister of Consumer Affairs John Boscawen was today pleased to announce that the Consumer Law Reform Bill has been approved by Cabinet and will be tabled in Parliament for consideration when the House reconvenes early next month.
“ACT and National in Government are committed to ensuring that New Zealand consumer law is effective and workable. The Consumer Law Reform Bill delivers on that commitment,” Mr Boscawen said.
“This Bill represents the most significant changes to New Zealand’s consumer laws in more than 20 years. It will bring much-needed clarity in an era ...
John Boscawen MP, ACT New Zealand
Speech to New Zealand Grey Power Federation Annual General Meeting, College House, Christchurch, Wednesday, April 14 2010.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to address your AGM this morning.To President Les Howard, and your executive, I sincerely appreciate your adjusting your programme to accommodate me and the very important issue of power prices and the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.Before turning to the ETS may I briefly acknowledge your former President, the late Graham Stairmand. I had the pleasure of working with Graham ...
John Boscawen replaces Roy as deputy leader. He also assumes responsibility as Minister of Consumer Affairs and the role of Associate Commerce Minister - in place of Act Party leader Rodney Hide. Hide takes Roy's old role as Associate Education Minister and another of Roy's former roles -Associate Defence Minister. Roy remains a member of the Act Party but has been sent on two weeks leave to consider her future. ''I've asked Heather to reflect on things. This is a tough day for the Act party and it's very, very tough for Heather, so I've asked her to reflect on things and take a two week ...