Colin Craig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Colin Craig

politician

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Colin Craig (born 8 January 1968) is a New Zealand businessman who was the founding leader of the Conservative Party of New Zealand.Craig is a millionaire who owns companies that manage high-rise buildings.
His current company manages about $1.3 billion of assets.
Upon entering politics in 2011, he opposed same-sex marriage, foreign ownership of land and housing, and "anti-smacking" legislation.
On 19 June 2015, Craig resigned as leader of the Conservative Party following allegations of inappropriate behaviour surrounding the party's former press secretary Rachel MacGregor (to which he admitted later at a second press conference on 22 June 2015 with his wife) and tensions with the party's governing board.
Craig has since admitted to inappropriate conduct with MacGregor but has denied charges of sexual harassment a claim being challenged in the courts by several people including Craig himself.
On 27 June, Colin Craig was formally suspended from the Conservative Party.
Since then, his suspension has been invalidated which would enable Craig to contest the Conservative Party's leadership.
On 16 November 2015, Craig announced that he would not be contesting the Conservative Party leadership in lieu of a police investigation against him over his Party's spending during the 2014 general election.