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Carol Beaumont

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Date:
17 March 2010
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Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160
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Carol Beaumont

List member, Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Member, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
  • Spokesperson, Consumer Affairs
  • Associate Spokesperson, Labour

Personal details

Born 6 October 1960, Hamilton.

Education/qualifications

  • Bachelor of Social Sciences, University of Waikato 1981
  • Secondary Teachers Diploma, Auckland Secondary Teachers College 1982

Career

  • Research Officer, New Zealand University Students' Association 1983-1985
  • Industrial Officer, New Zealand Nurses Association 1985-1988
  • Women's Health Coordinator, National Community Health Resource, United Kingdom 1988-1990
  • Organiser, Distribution and General Workers Union 1990-1993
  • Community Health Worker, Leichhardt Women's Health Centre, Australia 1993-1994
  • Industrial Officer, National Tertiary Education Union, Australia 1994-1995
  • Retail Secretary, National Distribution Union 1995-2000
  • Board Member, Retail Industry Training Organisation 1996-2000
  • Director, Organising Centre, New Zealand Council of Trade Unions 2000-2003
  • Member, Pay and Employment Equity Taskforce 2003-2004
  • Ministerial Advisory Committee on Employment Relations Education 2003-2004
  • Secretary, New Zealand Council of Trade Unions 2003-2008
  • Member, Governance Group, Skills New Zealand Tripartite Forum 2003-2008
  • Member, Food and Beverage Taskforce 2005-2006
  • Member/Co-Chair, Food and Beverage Skills and Training Action Group 2005-2008
  • Adviser to the Small Business Advisory Group 2007-2008
  • Member, Workplace Health and Safety Council 2007-2008
  • Adviser to EEO Trust Board of Trustees 2008

Community activities

  • Student Union and representative roles during school and tertiary education 1978-1983
  • Union member, delegate and Executive member in a range of unions 1983-
  • Member, Coalition for Equal Value Equal Pay 1990-1991
  • Member, Newtown Union Health Centre 1990-1993
  • Chair, Newtown Union Health Centre 1992-1993
  • Member, Wellington Working Women's Resource Centre 1992-1993
  • Member, Management Committee, Leichardt Women's Health Centre 1994-1995
  • Member, Auckland Working Women's Resource Centre 1996-
  • Member, Union Made Choir 1998-2003

Party activities

  • Member, Maungakiekie Labour Electorate Council 1999-
  • Member, Council of the New Zealand Labour Party 2000-2003
  • Auckland/Northland regional representative, Labour Party 2000-2003
  • Campaign Manager, Tamaki electorate, 2002
  • Parliamentary list candidate, 2002