Hon Andrew Hoggard is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament representing the ACT Party list seat [32][42].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Hoggard studied at Massey University from 1996, where he pursued a qualification in Applied Economics [26][25]. Following his studies, he began a career in dairy farming, working as a sharemilker north of Upper Hutt with approximately 150 cows from 1997, according to a single reputable secondary source [8]. He subsequently moved to sharemilking operations at Kiwitea, Manawatu, with around 440 cows from 1998, also according to a single reputable secondary source [9]. By 2008, according to a single reputable secondary source, he had become Managing Director of an equity company operating the Kiwitea dairy farm [2]. His career as a dairy farmer is confirmed across multiple sources [3].
Hoggard held a number of roles in agricultural civic organisations. According to single reputable secondary sources, he served as District Chairman and Regional Chairman of Young Farmers of New Zealand [11][16], and as a Provincial Young Farmers representative on Federated Farmers from 2004 [15]. He progressed through several positions within Federated Farmers, including Provincial Vice-Dairy representative, Provincial Vice President, and Provincial President, according to single reputable secondary sources [22][14][13]. He also served as Vice Chairman and Executive Member of the Dairy Industry Group at the national level of Federated Farmers, and as National Dairy Chair, according to single reputable secondary sources [18][12][36]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he became Vice President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand [40], and sources indicate he served as President of Federated Farmers from around 2020, though sources disagree on the precise period [38][37]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he was a Trustee of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust [17] and, from November 2020, a board member of the International Dairy Federation, also serving as the farming representative on its Scientific Programme Co-ordination Committee [20][21][24].
Hoggard was announced as the ACT Party candidate for Rangitīkei on 9 May 2023, according to a single reputable secondary source [27]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he was ranked fifth on the ACT Party list for the 2023 general election [6]. Sources indicate he became a Member of Parliament from the 2023 election, with one source specifying 14 October 2023 as the date [31][32]. Sources differ on the precise commencement dates of his ministerial roles: he holds the confirmed portfolio of Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety [34], with some sources placing the Minister for Biosecurity and Minister for Food Safety roles from 2023 and others from 27 November 2023 [33][35]. He also holds the roles of Associate Minister of Agriculture and Associate Minister for the Environment, though sources disagree on the valid periods for both [29][28]. According to a single reputable secondary source, his Associate Minister of Agriculture responsibilities include the Animal Welfare and Skills portfolios [30].