Current parliamentary roles

• Whip
• Member, Business Committee
• Member, Officers of Parliament Committee
• Member, Health Committee
• Spokesperson, ACC
• Spokesperson, Disability Issues
• Spokesperson, Family Affairs
• Spokesperson, Health
• Spokesperson, Labour and Industrial Relations
• Spokesperson, Tourism
• Associate Spokesperson, Senior Citizens

Former parliamentary roles

• Spokesperson, Consumer Affairs 2002-2008
• Spokesperson, Family (Women's Affairs, Senior Citizens, Disability) 2002-2008
• Spokesperson, Health 2002-2008
• Spokesperson, Social Services 2002-2008
• Spokesperson, Tourism 2002-2008
• Member, Health Committee 11 February 2004-November 2008

Personal details

Married with one child

Education/qualifications

• Dip Tchg
• BEd, University of Waikato
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, University of Waikato

Career

• Primary and Secondary School Teacher, Hamilton and Hillary College, Auckland 1973-1978
• Self-employed, Cambridge 1978-1983
• Employment and Training Officer, Department of Labour, Palmerston North and Wellington 1983-1985
• Personnel and Training Manager, Quality Bakers NZ Ltd, Palmerston North and Auckland April 1985-1994
• Group Training and Development Manager, NZ Dairy Group, Hamilton April 1994-2002

Community activities

• Member, Cambridge East School Board of Trustees 1998-1998
• Member, Parent Teacher Association, Goodwood School 1999-

Party activities

• National Party Secretary, Feilding Branch 1987-1990
• NZ First Campaign Committee, Karapiro Electorate 1998-1998
• NZ First Vice Chairperson, Karapiro Electorate 1998-1999
• NZ First Vice Regional Chairperson, Waikato Region 1998-2000
• NZ First Secretary, Karapiro Electorate 2000-2000
• NZ First Secretary, Cambridge Branch 2001-
• NZ First List Member of Parliament 2002-2008

Leisure activities

Gardening, reading, spending time with family, New Zealand history