Judith Tizard

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Parl. Electorate List Pos. Party
43rd Panmure n/a Labour
44th Panmure n/a Labour
45th Auckland Central 11 Labour
46th Auckland Central 19 Labour
47th Auckland Central 21 Labour
48th Auckland Central 18 Labour

Judith Tizard (3 January 1956 - ) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party.

Tizard entered Parliament at the 1990 elections as MP for Panmure, and has been MP for Auckland Central since the 1996 elections. She is currently a minister outside cabinet, serving as Minister of Consumer Affairs, Minister Responsible for Auckland Issues, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Associate Minister of Transport, and Associate Minister of Commerce. She is also the Minister responsible for Archives New Zealand and the National Library

Tizard was born in Auckland. Her mother, Catherine Tizard, served as Mayor of Auckland and as Governor-General, and her father, Bob Tizard, was a prominent Labour Party cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister.