Name Sandra Goudie | Role New Zealand Politician | |
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Question time sandra goudie to the minister of energy and resources
Sandra Anne Goudie (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician. The current Mayor of Thames-Coromandel, she previously served as a Member of Parliament for the National Party.
Contents
- Question time sandra goudie to the minister of energy and resources
- Valedictory sandra goudie 5th october 2011
- Early years
- Member of Parliament
- Later years
- References
Valedictory sandra goudie 5th october 2011
Early years
Before entering politics, Goudie was a farmer, and was later a councillor for the Thames-Coromandel District.
Member of Parliament
Goudie was first elected to Parliament in the 2002 elections, narrowly winning the seat of Coromandel by defeating Labour candidate Max Purnell and pushing incumbent Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons into third place.
Goudie retained her seat in the 2008 New Zealand General Election with a majority of 14,560.
Goudie was the National Party's opposition spokesperson on Internal Affairs, Senior Citizens and Associate Local Government until 2008.
Goudie retired from parliament at the 2011 general election.
Later years
In 2012 Goudie joined Focus NZ, a small rural-based political party.
At the 2016 local elections, Goudie was elected as the Mayor of Thames-Coromandel.