Jill Pettis

Marjorie Jill Pettis (born 22 September 1952) is a New Zealand politician, and a member of the Labour Party.

Biography

Early life

Pettis was born on 22 September 1952.<ref name="Bio">Template:Cite web</ref> Before entering politics, she worked as a nurse and as a finance officer at a bank. Pettis is of Māori descent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Political career

Template:NZ parlbox header Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox footer Pettis became a member of the Labour Party in 1968.<ref name="Bio" />

Pettis became MP for Wanganui in the 1993 election, but in 2005 she narrowly lost the seat to National's Chester Borrows. She was returned to Parliament as a list MP, at which point she stepped down as the Labour Party's Senior Whip to focus on winning back the Whanganui seat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

She also served as Assistant Speaker of the House.<ref name="Bio"/>

She retired from politics prior to the 2008 general election.<ref name="Bio" />

Personal life

Pettis is married with two children.<ref name="Bio" />

External links

• Page on Parliamentary website

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