Duncan Webb is a Labour Party [27] Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central [21], a seat he has held since 2017 [21].
Prior to entering Parliament, Webb pursued careers in both academia and law. According to a single reputable secondary source, he served as a law professor at the University of Canterbury from 2000 [3], and is also described as a professor of law at Canterbury University [8]. He is additionally noted, from the same source, as having worked as a lawyer at Lane Neave [5], and he is confirmed to have been a partner at that law firm from 2008 [6]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he is also director of Duncan Webb Lawyer Limited, a legal services company not in active trading [12]. He is reported to have been educated at the University of Canterbury [13], and according to a single reputable secondary source, also at Victoria University of Wellington [14].
Webb has held a number of parliamentary roles. He has served as Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs [24] and Minister for State Owned Enterprises [23]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has also held the office of Chief Government Whip from 2020 [16] and served as Chair of the Environment Select Committee [15]. He is described in a single reputable secondary source as a Minister of the Crown [25]. Webb is also noted, according to a single reputable secondary source, as a social activist [10][11].