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22 10 14 address in reply debate maiden speech sarah dowie part 40
Sarah Maree Dowie (born c. 1975) is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand National Party.
Contents
- 22 10 14 address in reply debate maiden speech sarah dowie part 40
- 13 10 15 question 7 sarah dowie to the minister for economic development part 1
- Early life and career
- Political career
- References
13 10 15 question 7 sarah dowie to the minister for economic development part 1
Early life and career
Dowie's parents, Ann and Alan Dowie, are both police officers. At age 15 in 1990, she was a member of a semi-professional dance group in the Soviet Union. Before her election to Parliament, she worked as a lawyer.
Dowie attended the University of Otago and after graduating pursued a career as a lawyer. She is married to Mark Billcliff, a former first class cricketer for Otago. Dowie has two young children.
Political career
Dowie was selected by the National party to replace retiring MP Eric Roy in the Invercargill electorate; at the time, she had a low profile. In the 2014 election, she won with a large margin to Labour's Lesley Soper.
