Early Years
McQueen was born in Palmerston North in 1965, although spent most of his youth in the North Shore (part of the greater Auckland area). He attended Takapuna Grammar School where he played for the first XV and was head prefect in 1983. Mcqueen graduated from the University of Auckland in 1990. His primary field of study at university was economics, in which he gained a Master's degree with honours in 1990. As part of his post graduate degree he completed a thesis entitled "A Christian Perspective on Neo-Classical Economics."
Since graduating McQueen has worked in the health sector in analyst, planning and management roles. He the planning & projects manager in the facilities Management Group at the Auckland District Health Board.
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