Episode 55: Former Speaker of the House and High Commissioner to London, Sir Lockwood Smith
In Leaders Getting Coffee episode 55, our guest is the former National Party Minister, Speaker of the House and Ambassador to London, Sir Lockwood Smith.
Sir Lockwood Smith is one of those people you feel you know before meeting him. He first stepped into the public gaze as a television presenter of science programmes aimed at school age children. What started as a university holiday job delivered some early name recognition, helping him to win a seat in the old first part the post political system.
He grew up on the family farm that he still runs today. He learned the ropes early and…
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