Andrew Bayly is a New Zealand National Party politician who, according to a single reputable secondary source, has served as the Member of Parliament for Port Waikato since 25 November 2023 [18].
According to a National Party profile, Bayly attended Massey University [11] and went on to qualify as a chartered accountant [3], with fellowship credentials reported from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand [24], the UK Chartered Association of Certified Accountants [28], and the NZ Chartered Institute of Corporate Management [26]. He is also noted, from the same single source, as a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders [25] and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society [27].
His pre-parliamentary career, as reported by a single reputable secondary source, included a role in the corporate finance team at Southpac in New Zealand [5] and subsequent work as a merchant banker [7]. He is also identified as the co-founder of a merchant bank offering corporate advisory and capital markets advice [4], as well as a director of numerous companies [6] and a co-owner of Envirofert [10]. Prior to or alongside these roles, he reportedly served as an officer in the British Parachute (TA) Regiment [1] and in the New Zealand Territorial Army [2].
In civic life, according to a single reputable secondary source, Bayly served as chair of the board of New Zealand Financial Planning [8] and as a trustee of the Enterprise Franklin Development Trust [9].
Bayly first entered Parliament as the MP for the Hunua Electorate in 2014 [15][17], affiliating with the New Zealand National Party [29][30]. He served as a member of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee from that year [19]. He subsequently represented the Port Waikato electorate from 2020 [16]. According to the same single source, he held the roles of Co-Chair of the Antarctic Parliamentary Group from 2019 [12] and Co-Chair of the Middle East/Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group [13].
Following the 2023 general election, according to a single reputable secondary source, Bayly was appointed Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing [20] and Minister of Statistics [23], both from 27 November 2023. He is also reported to have held the portfolios of Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs [22], Minister of ACC [21], and Commerce Minister [14].