Matthew French is, according to a National Party profile, the Member of Parliament for the Taieri electorate [20].
French is affiliated with the National Party [21]. He is reported to have stood as a candidate for the Taieri electorate in 2023, according to a single reputable secondary source [19][4].
Prior to entering politics, French held roles in hospitality management [5], with a single secondary source also describing him as a hospitality worker and hospitality management worker [6][7]. He also held trust executive roles [9], and according to a single reputable secondary source, worked as a branch manager [2]. French served as Branch Manager at the Dunedin and Invercargill branches of a New Zealand-wide will and trust provider [1], with a single secondary source describing him additionally as a trust executive [8] and branch manager of a will and trust provider [3].
In terms of civic involvement, French has been a committee member of Otago Metro Rugby [13], a committee member of Wild Dunedin [14], and a committee member of the Otago Welfare Guardian Trust [15]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has also served as a trustee on several community trusts [16] and as a volunteer on multiple community trusts [17]. Multiple single-source accounts describe him as having held the role of club captain or captain at the Zingari-Richmond Rugby Football Club [10][11][12].