Jason Smith (New Zealand politician)
Jason Smith | |
|---|---|
| 6th Mayor of Kaipara | |
| In office 20 February 2018 – 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Wethey (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Craig Jepson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason McLaren Smith 1971 or 1972 (age 54–55) Dargaville, New Zealand |
| Party | National |
| Relations | Lockwood Smith (cousin) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Auckland University of Technology |
| Thesis | The creative country: policy, practice and place in New Zealand's creative economy 1999–2008 (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian Shirley Marilyn Waring |
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Jason McLaren Smith (born 1971 or 1972) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist who served as the mayor of Kaipara from February 2018 to 2022. Prior to entering politics he was a farmer and businessman. He is standing again for mayor of Kaipara in 2025.