About the NZAE
Council Members
Current Council Members 2023-2025
Council members are elected every second year at the Annual General Meeting, which is typically part of the Conference programme.
President
Dennis Wesselbaum
Otago University, Dunedin
Editor-in-chief, New Zealand Economic Papers
Vice President
Evelyn Truong
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington
Evelyn.Truong@rbnz.co.nz
Secretary Manager
Maxine Watene
Motu Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington
Editor, Asymmetric Information
Dave Heatley
Sawtooth Economics, Wellington
Councillor
Julia Talbot-Jones
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
Past NZAE Presidents
2021 Gail Pacheco (AUT)
2023 – Dennis
2022 Gail Pacheco (AUT)
2021 Gail Pacheco (AUT)
2020 Peter Tait (LIN)
2019 Peter Tait (LIN)
2018 Mark Holmes (WAI)
2017 Mark Holmes (WAI)
2016 Arthur Grimes (MOTU)
2015 Seamus Hogan (VUW) / Arthur Grimes (MOTU)
2014 William Kaye-Blake (NZIER)
2013 William Kaye-Blake (NZIER)
2012 Stephen Knowles (OU)
2011 Stephen Knowles (OU)
2010 Mary Hedges (AU)
2009 Mary Hedges (AU)
2008 Frank Scrimgeour (WAI)
2007 Frank Scrimgeour (WAI)
2006 Grant Scobie (TSY)
2005 Grant Scobie (TSY)
2004 Grant Scobie (TSY)
2003 Weshah Razzak (DOL)
2002 Caroline Saunders (LIN)
2001 John Yeabsley (NZIER)
2001 Caroline Saunders (LIN)
2000 John Yeabsley (NZIER)
1999 John Yeabsley (NZIER)
1998 John Yeabsley (NZIER)
1997 Sholeh Maani (AU)
1997 Alan Bollard (CC)
1996 Sholeh Maani (AU)
1995 Sholeh Maani (AU)
1995 Brian D Silverstone (WAI)
1994 Brian D Silverstone (WAI)
1993 Jan Whitwell (VUW)
1993 Brian D Silverstone (WAI)
1992 Jan Whitwell (VUW)
1991 Robert A Buckle (VUW)
1991 Jan Whitwell (VUW)
1990 Robert A Buckle (VUW)
1989 Robert A Buckle (VUW)
1988 Graeme M Wells (VUW)
1987 Graeme M Wells (VUW)
1986 John T Ward (WAI)
1985 John T Ward (WAI)
1984 Peter W E Nicholl (RBNZ)
1983 Peter W E Nicholl (RBNZ)
1982 Michael H Cooper (OU)
1981 Michael H Cooper (OU)
1980 Mervyn J Pope (VUW)
1979 Mervyn J Pope (VUW)
1978 Kerrin M Vautier (PC)
1977 Kerrin M Vautier (PC)
1976 John G Pryde (LIN)
1975 John G Pryde (LIN)
1974 Noel Lough (TSY)
1973 Noel Lough (TSY)
1972 Barbu M Niculescu (VUW)
1971 Barbu M Niculescu (VUW)
1970 Jack P McFaull (NZWB)
1969 Jack P McFaull (NZWB)
1968 Jim W Rowe (NZIER)
1967 Jim W Rowe (NZIER)
1966 John Baker (SNZ)
1965 Frank Holmes (VUW)
1964 Conrad A Blyth (NZIER)
1963 Conrad A Blyth (NZIER)
1962 Alan Danks (CU)
1961 Alan Danks (CU)
1960 Alan Low (RBNZ)
1959 Alan Low (RBNZ)
