Hon Chris Bishop is a National Party [47] Member of Parliament for Hutt South [27], currently serving as Attorney-General [23] and Minister of Transport [39].
Bishop was educated at Eastern Hutt School and Hutt International Boys' School, according to a single reputable secondary source [15][16], before attending Victoria University of Wellington [17], where he studied law [18]. He was named Young Wellingtonian of the Year in 2006 [46] and is reported to have debated at the Oxford Union, according to a single reputable secondary source [8].
In his early career, Bishop worked as a barrister and solicitor, according to a single reputable secondary source [7], and served as a researcher for the National Party in Opposition [10]. He subsequently worked as an adviser to Ministers Gerry Brownlee and Steven Joyce in the John Key-led Government [4][5][6]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he also served as Corporate Affairs Manager for Philip Morris New Zealand [2] and as a lobbyist for that tobacco company [9].
Bishop first entered Parliament as a list MP from 21 October 2014 [45], based in the Hutt Valley area, according to a single reputable secondary source [14]. He won the Hutt South electorate seat and has represented that electorate as MP since 2017 [30]. While in opposition, he served as National's Covid-19 response spokesman [41] and as Shadow Leader of the House, according to a single reputable secondary source [42], and held the role of National spokesperson for Housing and Infrastructure, according to a single reputable secondary source [40].
Bishop chaired National's 2023 General Election campaign [11]. Following the 2023 election, he was appointed Minister of Housing [37], Minister of Transport [39], and Associate Minister of Finance [22]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he also became Leader of the House from 27 November 2023 [20] and took on the roles of Minister for RMA Reform [36] and Minister for Infrastructure [38]. He was confirmed as Attorney-General [23], with a single reputable secondary source placing his appointment as the 35th Attorney-General from 7 April 2026 [21].