clus ive ▁Bre th ren ' s ▁pam ph let ▁campaign s ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁although ▁Br ash ▁denied ▁knowledge ▁of ▁this ▁until ▁August . ▁ ▁On ▁Th urs day ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁just ▁one ▁week ▁after ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁Br ash ▁res igned ▁from ▁Parliament ▁after ▁the ▁National ▁Party ' s ▁new ▁parliament ary ▁leader , ▁John ▁Key , ▁decl ined ▁to ▁offer ▁him ▁a ▁senior ▁port folio . ▁He ▁set ▁no ▁official ▁date , ▁but ▁he ▁stated ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁return ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁year . ▁ ▁Br ash ▁then ▁made ▁his ▁v aled ict ory ▁speech ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁K atr ina ▁Sh anks ▁took ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Party ▁list ▁MP . ▁ ▁Career ▁after ▁national ▁politics ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Br ash ▁joined ▁the ▁AN Z ▁National ▁Bank ▁board ▁as ▁Rob ▁Mc Le od ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁board ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁account ing ▁practice . ▁He ▁also ▁ch airs ▁H ul j ich ▁We alth ▁Management , ▁an ▁independent , ▁special ist ▁funds - management ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁lect uring ▁in ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁A uck land ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁In ▁April