Jeff Grant

Jeffrey James Grant (born 1958)[1] is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Grant was educated at Otago Boys' High School, and went on to study Lincoln College where he earned a Diploma in Agriculture.

[3][4] Grant later worked in a large number of governance roles, including for Landcorp, the New Zealand Meat Board, AgResearch, SBS Bank and the Southern Institute of Technology.

[4] In 2020, he was appointed as an independent advisor to support the Invercargill City Council, following a review by the Department of Internal Affairs into Tim Shadbolt, the mayor of Invercargill.

[6] In 2021, he was awarded the Bledisloe Medal by his alma mater, Lincoln University, in recognition of his contribution to the rural sector.