Current parliamentary roles

• Deputy-Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Committee
• Member, Regulations Review Committee

Former parliamentary roles

• Member, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee 9 December 2008-17 December 2008
• Deputy-Chairpesron, Regulations Review Commmitee 11 February 2009-30 June 2009

Personal details

Married with two children

Education/qualifications

• Rangitoto College, Auckland
• LLB, (First Class Honours), University of Canterbury, 1992

Career

• Solicitor, Arthur Watson Savage, Invercargill 1993-1994
• Solicitor, Malley and Co, Christchurch 1994-1996
• Senior Solicitor, Duncan Cotterill, Christchurch 1996-1997
• Partner, Mortlock McCormack Law 2000-2008

Community activities

• Member, Property Law Committee, Canterbury District Law Society 2003-2007
• Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Kirwee Model School, Christchurch 2004-2008
• Member, NZ Law Society's Women's Consultative Group 2005-2008

Leisure activities

Sportswoman, tennis, triathlons, reading, good food and wine