Sue Kedgley

Sue Kedgley has been a Green Party MP since 1999, and is Chair of Parliament’s Health Select Committee.

She has been a safe food campaigner for many years and was a founder of the Safe Food Campaign in New Zealand and the National Food Safety Network. She helped secure the Green budget bid for a $3 million dollar Nutrition Fund for schools and is working closely with the Minister of Health on the Food & Nutrition Guidelines for Schools.

She has an MA (Hons) in Political Science, and is the author or co-author of seven books, the most recent one entitled ‘Eating Safely in a Toxic World’.

She was a Wellington City Councillor for 7 years, a TV reporter/director/producer for 8 years, and worked for 8 years in the United Nations Secretariat, promoting women's issues and organising international conferences.

She is married to Denis Foot and is the mother of 18 year old Zac.

Green Party Spokesperson on: Food, Health and Wellbeing (Preventative Health, Complementary Health, Environmental Health, Nutrition, Aged Care), Local Government, Broadcasting, Animal Welfare, Consumer Affairs, Older Persons, Veterans' Affairs, Environment (Toxics, Assoc), Children (Assoc), Transport (Wellington, Assoc).