Megan Woods
Megan Woods (* 1973 ) is a New Zealand politician with the New Zealand Labor Party . She has been a member of the New Zealand parliament since 2011 and of the Ardern cabinet since 2017 .
Life
Woods holds a PhD in New Zealand History from the University of Canterbury . From 1999 to 2007 she was a member of Jim Anderton's Progressive , after which she switched to the Labor Party.
In the 2011 general election, Woods entered the New Zealand parliament for the first time . She has been representing Wigram , a suburb of Christchurch , there since November 2011 . After the 2017 election , she was appointed Minister in the government of Jacinda Ardern on October 26, 2017 . She is responsible for energy, resources, research, science and innovation and, since June 2019, also for housing. She was also responsible for the government's response to the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch .
Web links
- Megan Woods on the government website
- Megan Woods on the website of the New Zealand Labor Party (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Woods, Megan: Arts Center of Christchurch Trust Bill - Second Reading - New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Glenn Conway: Woods endorsed for Wigram. September 19, 2010, accessed February 14, 2020 .
- ^ Charlotte Graham-McLay: Anxious and in pain, survivors of Christchurch massacre call for new approach . In: The Guardian . November 26, 2019, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed February 14, 2020]).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Woods, Megan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |