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Annette King

Annette King
Minister of Health, New Zealand

Educated Murchison District High School. BA (Waikato);
Post Graduate Diploma in Dental Nursing. Worked as a Dental Nurse from 1967-81.
Tutor at School of Dental Nurses 1982-84, Wellington.

Appointed Chief Executive Palmerston North Enterprise Board 1991-93.
Former Vice President State Dental Nurses Institute.
Trustee Disabled Persons Assembly Trust, 1989-91.

Member of the Labour Party since 1972. Held various offices, and on Executive from 1991-92. Elected Labour Party MP for Horowhenua 1984. Appointed Under-Secretary to Ministers of Social Welfare, Tourism, Employment and Youth Affairs 1987-89. August 1989-90 Minister of Employment, Immigration, Minister of Youth Affairs. Special role as Minister assisting PM to liase between Cabinet and Caucus.
Lost seat in 1990. Successfully elected as Labour Party MP for Miramar 1993 and as MP for the new MMP electorate of Rongotai since 1996.