Labour Party

Former parliamentary roles

• Member, Local Government Committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
• Member, MMP Review Committee 4 April 2000-30 August 2001
• Member, Law and Order Committee 8 May 2001-11 August 2005
• Chairperson, Social Services Committee 9 November 2005-16 February 2007
• Member, Local Government and Environment Committee 9 November 2005-16 February 2007

Personal details

Born 1957, Wellington. New Zealand Maori. Iwi affiliations : Te Ati Awa, Ngati Mutunga, Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Porou. First Transsexual in the world to be elected to Parliament

Career

• First Transsexual in the world to be elected as a Mayor, Carterton District 1995-February 2000
• Former National Councillor, Local Government New Zealand
• Member for Wairarapa 27 November 1999-11 August 2005
• List member of Parliament 17 September 2005-16 February 2007

Community activities

• Patron, Frontier and Western Shooting Sports Association
• Justice of the Peace 1997-
• Former National Councillor, Local Government NZ
• Trustee, NZ AIDS Foundation 1997-1999
• Inaugural Chairperson, Southern Wairarapa Safer Community Council