Lewis Holden

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Lewis Holden is a New Zealand public servant, and is currently Deputy Secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. Holden has been instrumental in developing the current Labour governments' "regional development" and "economic transformation" (such as the development of the New Zealand film industry^[1]) policy agenda, and recently undertook a stocktake of government programs and their impact on New Zealand business^[2]. Holden has held the position as Deputy Secretary of the MED since in November 2001. In October 2006, he became Deputy Secretary of the new Economic Strategy branch. Holden also worked as a researcher for the Royal Commission on the Electoral System, which intiated electoral reform in New Zealand.

1 Education
2 Career
3 References
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Education

Holden has a BA (Honours) from Victoria University of Wellington, a Diploma in Journalism from the University of Canterbury and a Masters of Public and Private Management from Yale University. While at Victoria, Holden was elected to the executive of the students' association, VUWSA.

[edit] Career

Prior to joining the MED, Holden worked for the New Zealand Treasury, and worked in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet as an economic advisor for Jim Bolger. Holden also spent a term as Alternative Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington DC.