Jill Pettis
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Parl. | Electorate | List Pos. | Party |
44th | Wanganui | n/a | Labour |
45th | Whanganui | 14 | Labour |
46th | Whanganui | 24 | Labour |
47th | Whanganui | 27 | Labour |
48th | List | 24 | Labour |
Marjorie Jill Pettis (born 22 September 1952) is a New Zealand politician, and a member of the Labour Party.
Pettis had been the MP for Whanganui since the 1993 elections, but in 2005 she narrowly lost the seat to Chester Borrows. She was returned to Parliament however as a List MP. She has formerly served as the Labour Party's Senior Whip, and as Assistant Speaker of the House. Before entering politics, she worked as a nurse and as a finance officer at a bank.