Angee Nicholas
New Zealand National Party politician (born 1993 or 1994)
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Angee Ngatokoono Nicholas[1] (born 1993 or 1994) is a New Zealand lawyer and politician.
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| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 31–32) |
| Party | National |
| Alma mater | Auckland University of Technology |
Early life and career
Nicholas was born in Rarotonga in 1993 or 1994.[2] She moved to New Zealand as a child, growing up in Te Atatū and attending Ranui Primary School and St Dominic's Catholic College.[3] She went on to receive a Bachelor of Laws from the Auckland University of Technology, and worked for some National Party politicians in their non-Parliament offices, including Nikki Kaye.[4][5] Nicholas then worked as an in-house lawyer for the Pacific investigation portion of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.[4] Nicholas has also worked as a company director, and as owner/operator of her family's Auckland-based security firm.[2][4]
Political career
On 11 December 2022, Nicholas was announced as the National Party candidate for Te Atatū in the 2023 New Zealand general election.[2] The preliminary result on election night showed Nicholas to have received 11,171 votes, ahead of incumbent Labour MP Phil Twyford by 30.[6] If elected, Nicholas would have been National's only Pasifika MP and she expressed interest in holding the position of Minister for Pacific Peoples.[5] The official result showed that Twyford retained the electorate by 131 votes.[7][8] Nicholas had been placed at 39th on the party list, too low to be returned as a list MP.
Nicholas was selected as National's candidate for the new electorate of Henderson in the 2026 general election.[9]