Simon Bridges has kept the transport portfolio into today’s ministerial reshuffle, with a new associate appointed.
Bridges has risen to number five in the National government cabinet. He now has the major economic development portfolio, communications, and associate finance portfolios.
That means not only does he control transport, and have a hand in the overall purse strings of the economy, but from a dealer perspective, he will control the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Enterprise, that looks after key functions like the Motor Vehicle Traders Register.
He will also be able to continue to oversee the electric vehicle programs he has been a strong proponent of.
Hamilton East MP David Bennett will be his associate. Coming from an accountancy and dairy background, Bennett campaigned for the Waikato Expressway.
