Angee Nicholas
Angee Nicholas (born ) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party. Born in Rarotonga and in New Zealand since childhood, she is a lawyer by profession. Early life and career
Nicholas was born in Rarotonga in 1993 or 1994. She moved to New Zealand as a child, growing up in Te Atatū and attending Ranui Primary School and St Dominic's Catholic College. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Laws from the Auckland University of Technology, and worked for some National Party candidates in their non-Parliament offices, including Nikki Kaye. Nicholas then worked as an in-house lawyer for the Pacific investigation portion of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Nicholas has also worked as a company director, and as owner/operator of her family's Auckland-based security firm. Political career

On 11 December 2022, Nicholas was announced as the National Party candidate for  in the 2023 New Zealand general election. She was placed in 39th rank on the party list; too low to be returned should she fail to win her electorate. On election night, Nicholas received 11,171 votes, beating incumbent Labour MP Phil Twyford by 30 based on preliminary results. Nicholas has expressed interest in the position of Minister for Pacific Peoples, although that position would normally go to a senior MP. Pacific communities have expressed concerns that Nicholas may be their only representative in the coalition government, depending on the final vote count, and also about ACT Party policy that would abolish the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. References

External links 
 Pacific Media Network interview with Nicholas, 7 September 2023

1990s births
Living people
New Zealand National Party MPs
New Zealand list MPs
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
People from Rarotonga
Cook Island emigrants to New Zealand
People educated at St Dominic's Catholic College
Auckland University of Technology alumni