Sandra Goudie

Sandra Anne Goudie (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician. While a member of the National Party she served as a Member of Parliament.

Early years

Before entering politics, Goudie was a farmer, and was later a councillor for the Thames-Coromandel District.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2002–2005	47th	Coromandel	42	National
2005–2008	48th	Coromandel	26	National
2008–2011	49th	Coromandel	27	National

Goudie was first elected to Parliament in the 2002 elections, narrowly winning the seat of Coromandel by defeating Labour candidate Max Purnell and pushing incumbent Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons into third place.

Goudie retained her seat in the 2008 New Zealand General Election with a majority of 14,560.

Goudie was the National Party's opposition spokesperson on Internal Affairs, Senior Citizens and Associate Local Government until 2008.

Goudie retired from parliament at the 2011 General Election.

In 2012 Goudie joined Focus NZ, a small rural-based political party.

External links

• Page on Parliamentary website

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Jeanette Fitzsimons	Member of Parliament for Coromandel 2002–2011	Succeeded by Scott SImpson