Grant McCallum

Grant Lewis McCallum (born ) is a New Zealand politician representing the National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life McCallum's father, Ron McCallum, was the electorate chairman for the National Party in Kaipara and Whangārei. graduating in 1988. He owns a farm in Maungaturoto. In 2019, McCallum posted a misleadingly edited clip of Environment Minister David Parker on Twitter, which falsely suggested that Parker had said he hated farmers.

Political career

McCallum contested the selection for the National Party candidacy for the 2015 Northland by-election, but lost to Mark Osborne. McCallum was the campaign chairman for MP Matt King in the 2020 general election, when King lost his seat. After joining the 2022 protests at Parliament, King resigned from the National Party.

McCallum was selected by the National Party to contest the electorate at the . He was 68th on the party list. On election night McCallum received more than 16,272 votes, beating incumbent Willow-Jean Prime by a margin of 6,087 votes.

Views and positions McCallum identified the cost of living and regulatory burden on farmers as issues in his electorate.