Janet Mackey

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox officeholder Janet Elsdon Mackey Template:Post-nominals (née Craig; 14 June 1953 – 22 July 2024) was a New Zealand politician. She was a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party from 1993 until 2005.

Early life and family

Mackey was born in Auckland on 14 June 1953, the daughter of Elsdon Walter Grant Craig and Zeta Harriet Craig (née Brown).<ref name="Whos who">Template:Cite book</ref> Her father is a Scottish-New Zealander, and the nephew of Elsdon Best, and her mother is from Northern Ireland. Mackey was educated at Auckland Girls' Grammar School from 1966 to 1969, and went on to study at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English.<ref name="Whos who"/>

Previously married, Mackey has three children, including Moana Mackey,<ref name="Whos who"/> who has also served as a Labour MP.

Parliamentary career

Template:NZ parlbox header Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox footer She was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election, winning the seat of Gisborne. In the 1996 election, she won the newly created seat of Mahia, and in the 1999 and 2002 elections, she won the seat of East Coast.<ref name="Women in Parliament">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2003, she was joined in Parliament by her daughter, Moana Mackey.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Before entering politics, she was a real estate agent.

She announced her intent to retire before the 2005 election, and did not stand for re-election.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other activities

Mackey served as a trustee of the Trust Bank Eastern and Central Community Trust, and from 1984 to 1990 was chair of the East Coast Regional Employment and Access Council.<ref name="Whos who"/> She was appointed as a justice of the peace in 1988, and became a marriage celebrant in 1989.<ref name="Whos who"/>

Death

She died on 22 July 2024 after a short illness.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

References

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