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Parliamentary Private Secretaries reappointed
Rt Hon John Key
Prime Minister
30 October 2014
Parliamentary Private Secretaries reappointed
Prime Minister John Key today announced that Jacqui Dean and Melissa Lee will be continuing in their roles as Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
Jacqui Dean is Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Local Government.
Melissa Lee is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities.
Both Jacqui Dean and Melissa Lee are also chairs of select committees Justice and Electoral, and Commerce, respectively.
“Jacqui and Melissa have done a great job supporting Ministers in their Parliamentary Private Secretary roles and I am pleased they are continuing in them,” says Mr Key.
A Minister cannot delegate any statutory roles or function to a PPS however it is expected that the PPS represent their Minister at public events and deliver speeches on occasions when the Minister is not available.
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