Don Brash
Dr Don Brash became Leader of the Opposition in 2003 after 14 years as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Dr Brash was elected to the New Zealand Parliament in July 2002 as a member of the main Opposition party. In October 2003 he became leader of the main Opposition party, the New Zealand National Party. Dr Brash successfully raised the National Party’s share of the electoral vote from 20.9% at the 2002 General Election to 39.1% in the 2005 General Election.
Prior to his role in politics, Dr Brash was Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for almost 14 years. During his time as Governor, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand became the first central bank in the world to formally embark on inflation targeting and pioneered a fundamentally different approach to the relationship between government and central bank. The essence of the approach has since been adopted by the Bank of England, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Canada and others. Under his leadership the Reserve Bank of New Zealand also pioneered a new approach to banking supervision, and made major improvements in the efficiency of the central bank’s operations.
Dr Brash has held many senior management positions through his career and advised and consulted on various boards locally and internationally.
Dr Brash has a PhD (in Economics) from the Australian National University, Canberra Australia. His thesis for the degree was published the following year, 1966, as American Investment in __Australian Industry__ by both the Harvard University Press and the Australian National University Press. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (First Class Honours) from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, between 1958 to early 1962.
Other achievements/titles:
Leader of the Opposition, New Zealand Parliament, 2003 – 2006
Finance Spokesman, National Party, 2002 – 2003
Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 1988 – 2002
Managing Director, Trust Bank Group, 1986 – 1988
Managing Director, New Zealand Kiwifruit Authority, 1982 – 1986
Chief Executive, Broadbank Corporation, 1971 – 1981
Economist, World Bank, 1966 – 1971
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