David Seymour: podcast appearances and interviews

David Breen Seymour is a New Zealand politician who has served as the 21st deputy prime minister of New Zealand since 2025 and as the first minister for regulation since 2023. A member of the ACT Party, he has been its leader and a Member of Parliament for Epsom since 2014. Seymour spent his early years in Whangārei and joined the ACT Party while studying at the University of Auckland. After graduating in 2006, he worked in the engineering industry and later for conservative think tanks in Canada during the 2000s. Returning to New Zealand, he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 2005 and 2011 before entering the House of Representatives in 2014 as ACT's sole MP. Following his entry into Parliament, he replaced Jamie Whyte as party leader. Seymour's End of Life Choice bill was selected from the members' ballot in 2017 and was put to a referendum in October 2020, which passed with 65.91 percent support. The bill came into force in November 2021. He was re-elected in 2017 and led ACT to notable electoral success in 2020 and 2023, with the party winning ten and eleven seats respectively. In the 2023 general election, ACT formed a coalition government with the National and New Zealand First parties, resulting in Seymour succeeding Winston Peters as deputy prime minister in 2025. Seymour's views on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi have involved significant debate; his proposal for a Treaty Principles Bill was ultimately voted down in April 2025, despite support from his party and coalition partners.