Craig Foss

Craig Raymond Robert Foss (born 4 July 1963), is a New Zealand investment banker and politician of the National Party. He has represented the Tukituki electorate in the House of Representatives since the 2005 election.

Early years

Foss was born on 4 July 1963 in Lower Hutt, the son of Raymond Foss and Rosemary Dwyer. He attended Victoria University of Wellington, completing a BCA. He worked in the banking sector. He was Chief Dealer for the Bank of New Zealand. Subsequently, he worked for Credit Suisse Financial Products as Interest Rate Risk Manager in London and Tokyo.

Member of Parliament

In the 2002 election, Foss first contested the Tukituki electorate, but was beaten by Labour's incumbent, Rick Barker, by a large margin. His list ranking at 47th place was not high enough to enter Parliament.

Foss contested the same electorate in 2005, this time ranked 44th on the party list, and managed to defeat Barker; he thus won the Tukituki seat and entered Parliament. He was returned to the 49th Parliament with a greatly increased majority in the 2008 election. His majority increased to nearly 10,000 votes in the 2011 election. In the 2014 election, his majority dropped to 6,490 votes.