Sue Kedgley
According to Sue "the best preparation for being an MP is experience in campaigning." She is impeccably prepared; a veteran campaigner in the fields of women's rights and a former Wellington City Councillor. Sue is also the face of safe food campaigning in New Zealand politics, a profile built on ten years of meticulous research - including visiting the factories, battery hen farms and slaughterhouses where food starts its long journey to our plates.
I bring passion and commitment to my work as a Green MP; a wealth of experience in my key portfolios, and an ability to communicate these issues to the public. I am totally committed to the Green vision and to Green solutions to the social and environmental problems that confront us, and to being a part of a dynamic and effective Green team in Parliament.
Work and life experience
Green MP, 1999 - present.
Previous employment: Wellington City Councillor (Green Party) 1992-99: TVNZ Reporter/ Director/ Producer 1982-6: Independent film-maker, 1986-88: Director of Communications, MAF, 1988-90: Information Officer, Womens Secretariat, United Nations Secretariat, promoting women's issues, 1973-6: Special Assistant, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations Secretariat, organising international conferences, 1976-81.
Voluntary and other work: Author or co-author of six books, most recent one: Eating Safely in a Toxic World; Deputy Chair, Health Select Committee, Parliament.
Qualifications and training
MA(Hons) Political Science
Political background
Green Party member since 1990: Was elected as a Green City Councillor in 1992 and 1998: Chair, Campaign Committee Marketing group, Green Party 2004: Member, Campaign Committee, 2003-4.
Policy interests: Food Safety - improving quality of food in New Zealand, especially food that children eat. Health - especially environmental causes of ill health and the need for a much more holistic approach to health. Animal Welfare - private members bills on phasing out battery hen cages and sow crates and on animal experimentation: Broadcasting and Wellington Transport Issues.
Community and other involvement
Founder, Co-convenor, Safe Food Campaign, 1994-1999: Founder, Co-Convenor, National Food Safety Network: Executive, 1998-9: Chair, Consultation Committee, Wellington City Council, 1995-8: Chair, Transport Committee, Wellington City Council, 1995: Executive member, Mediawomen, 1983-6: Executive member, United Nations Staff Union, 1978-81: Convenor, National Organisation for Women (NOW) 1972-3: Founder member, Auckland University Women's Liberation movement, 1971: Executive, Student Union, Victoria University, 1967-8.
I am married to Denis Foot, a Green party member, and am the mother of a 14 year old boy. My previous experience as a campaigner and journalist has been invaluable background for my role as an MP.
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