Sue Wood

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Suzanne Mary (Sue) Wood, born in Onehunga in 1948, was the president of the National Party from 1982 to 1986, the first woman to hold the post. She had been a teacher, journalist and swimming coach.

Her term as president included the latter years of the Third National Government of Robert Muldoon, the 1984 general election, and the associated constitutional crisis.

She stood as the party candidate for Onehunga in the 1980 by-election and the 1981 general election; she was then teaching at Onehunga High School.

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“The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party” by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0474001776