3 Jun 2025

PM's new science advisor John Roche

From Nine To Noon, 9:20 am on 3 June 2025
Chief science advisor Dr John Roche

Chief science advisor Dr John Roche Photo: Supplied

The Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, John Roche, is getting underway with his new job, a year after the position was vacated by his predecessor Dame Juliet Gerrard.

John Roche was previously the Chief Science Advisor at the Ministry of Primary Industries.

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