Elizabeth Tennet
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Island Bay | Labour | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Island Bay | Labour | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Island Bay | Labour | |
Elizabeth Patricia Tennet is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1987 to 1996, representing the Labour Party.[1] She was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 elections as MP for the Wellington electorate of Island Bay, and retained this seat until her departure from Parliament at the 1996 elections. Before entering politics, she worked as an official at the Department of Labour and as a trade union organiser.
In 2009, Tennet was appointed chief executive of industry development organisation Textiles New Zealand.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Women in Parliament". Elections NZ. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ↑ "New Chief Executive for Textiles New Zealand". 1 May 2009.