Todd McClay is a New Zealand politician [3] and member of the National Party [57], serving as the Member of Parliament for Rotorua [40], a seat he has held since 2008 [39].
According to a single reputable secondary source, McClay attended Tauhara College and Wesley College for his secondary education [26][27], before going on to study at a polytech in New Zealand [28] and later completing a politics degree at a university in Britain [29]. Early in his working life, he held a variety of roles, including cleaning cars at a car yard [7], delivering furniture for Smith and Brown [10], and working at a sawmill in Taupo [13]. He also worked as a primary school teacher [12] and, according to a single reputable secondary source, as a school principal [14].
McClay subsequently pursued an international career, working in European Union institutions in Belgium [17] and undertaking government and public relations work internationally [11]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he served as Cook Islands Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the European Communities from 15 April 2002 [37], and held the role of Cook Islands and Niue Ambassador to the European Union [38]. In 2005, he was reportedly awarded honorary Cook Islands nationality [56].
He was first elected to Parliament as the Rotorua electorate MP in 2008 [55]. Sources differ on the precise start date of his parliamentary service — some place his entry as 2008 [40], while others cite 10 December 2008 [40]. During his parliamentary career, McClay has served on a number of select committees, including as Chair of the Commerce Committee [18], Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee [19], and as a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee [22], the Primary Industries Committee [24], and the Law and Order Committee [23].
McClay has held several ministerial offices. He has served as Minister of Revenue [47], Minister of Agriculture [45], Minister of Forestry [46], Minister for Trade and Investment [44], Minister for Hunting and Fishing [42], and Associate Minister of Health [33]. Sources differ on his tenure as Minister of Trade — one variant notes this role from 2023 [51]. According to single reputable secondary sources, he has also held the roles of Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs [32], Associate Minister of Tourism [34], and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises [49]. On 8 December 2016, according to a single reputable secondary source, he endorsed Bill English in the National Party leadership election [25].