Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty –What next for the nuclear “grand bargain”
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to current COVID-19 Alert Level settings, this event will now be held via Zoom only.
Hon Phil Twyford was born and raised in Auckland. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Te Atatū, where he lives. Phil’s vision is for New Zealand to deliver hope and opportunity to all people.
After studying politics at Auckland University, Phil worked as a journalist and union organiser before becoming the founding Executive Director of Oxfam New Zealand. Phil’s strong belief in justice led to him becoming Oxfam’s Global Advocacy Director, based in Washington DC.
Upon returning to New Zealand, Phil was elected to Parliament for the Labour Party in 2008. In Opposition, he held the portfolios of Housing, Transport, Auckland Issues, and Disarmament and Arms Control.
Phil is currently the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth, Associate Minister for the Environment and Associate Minister of Immigration.
In his presentation to the Wellington Branch, Minister Twyford will provide an update on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and New Zealand's progress on disarmament issues at an international level.
Organiser The Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
Organiser of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty –What next for the nuclear “grand bargain”
The Wellington Branch, situated in the capital city and NZIIA’s largest branch, gets some great speakers passing through: diplomats, politicians, academics, military, trade and NGO experts. The branch generally has two meetings a month at 5.30pm in the Victoria University Law School not far from the Railway Station. It benefits also from access to National Office meetings and events.