The Policy Profession Board supports the Head of the Policy Profession – the policy system leader. The Board does this by:
- acting as a sounding board for system policy capability and quality issues
- being champions for joined-up efforts to improve the policy system
- governing and overseeing the Policy Project’s work programme
- providing guidance on significant challenges and opportunities to lift policy capability and performance across the system and within agencies.
Board members are experienced senior leaders with responsibilities for leading, managing, and stewarding policy, both collectively and within their agencies. The Board meets every six weeks.
Current Policy Profession Board members are:
Peter Mersi
Chief Executive and Secretary for Transport
Ministry of Transport
Paul James
Chief Executive and Secretary for Internal Affairs
Department of Internal Affairs
Struan Little
Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Secretary, Budget and Public Services
The Treasury
Laulu Mac Leauanae
Chief Executive and Secretary for Culture and Heritage
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Simon MacPherson
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy
Ministry of Social Development
Carolyn Tremain
Chief Executive
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Penny Nelson
Director-General
Department of Conservation
Janine Smith
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet