Kate Wilkinson Politician

Catherine Joan "Kate" Wilkinson (born 3 August 1957) was a member of the House of Representatives of New Zealand for the National Party from 2005 until her retirement in 2014. From 2008 until January 2013, she was a member of cabinet, holding the portfolios of Labour (from which she resigned over the Pike River Mine disaster), Conservation, Food Safety, and Associate Immigration, before being removed from cabinet by Prime Minister John Key.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 03, 1957
Birth place
Rakaia
Education
University of Canterbury

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Member of parliament

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prime minister
region
Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)
New Zealand National Party
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Politician

party
New Zealand National Party

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