Matthew Palmer
Victoria University of Wellington, Law School

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Professor Matthew S. R. Palmer is Pro Vice Chancellor (Government Relations) and Dean of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. He was Deputy Secretary for Justice (Public Law) for five years until 2000 and before that had worked in the Treasury. He has a Doctorate and Masters from Yale Law School, a first class Honours degree in Law from Victoria University of Wellington, and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Canterbury. He is co-author, with Geoffrey Palmer, of Bridled Power: New Zealand Government Under MMP (3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 1997).

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