Nicola Grigg is a New Zealand National Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Selwyn electorate [25][39].
Grigg was educated at the New Zealand Broadcasting School [20], according to a single secondary source located in Christchurch [21]. She subsequently worked as a journalist [9], including as a reporter and newsreader [15] and, according to a single secondary source, as a radio journalist [14]. Her broadcasting work included roles at RNZ and Newstalk ZB [5][6], with one source placing her start at Newstalk ZB from around 2010 [16].
Following her broadcasting career, Grigg worked in agri-business export marketing and business development [4] and went on to become a portfolio manager at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise [10], with one source specifying this role was based in Canterbury [8]. She then served as press secretary for Sir Bill English [11], with sources indicating this role began from 2015 [3]. According to a single secondary source, she also served as press secretary to Simon Bridges [12].
Grigg was selected as the National Party candidate for Selwyn from 2019 [35] and entered Parliament as MP for Selwyn from 2020 [25][27]. She was a member of the 53rd Parliament, according to one source from 2021 [26].
In Opposition, she held a number of spokesperson roles. She served as National Party spokesperson for women from October 2020 [19], and as spokesperson for trade and export growth from August 2021 [18]. According to a single secondary source, from January 2023 she held the roles of spokesperson for Rural Communities, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture [17].
Following the 2023 election, sources indicate she was appointed Minister for Women [31], Associate Minister of Agriculture [24], and Associate Minister for ACC [23], with these roles noted from 27 November 2023. She is also confirmed as holding the office of Minister of State for Trade and Investment [34], with one source describing this as Minister of State for Trade from the same date [33].