Annabel Young

Annabel Young (born 1956) is a former New Zealand politician. She was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002, representing the National Party.

Annabel Young
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National party list
In office
22 April 1997 – 27 July 2002
Preceded byJim Gerard
Personal details
Born1956 (age 64–65)
Political partyNational
RelationsBill Young (father)

Early life and family

Before entering politics, Young worked as a tax specialist, being a lawyer and chartered accountant.[1] She also spent nine years in the territorial army signal corps.[2]

Young's father, Bill Young, was also a National MP, representing the Miramar electorate from 1966 to 1981. One of Young's sisters, Nicola, is a Wellington City Councillor and stood as a candidate in the Rongotai electorate in the 2005 general election, however lost to the incumbent, Annette King.[3] Another sister, Rosemary, married National MP Max Bradford.[4]

Member of Parliament
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
1997–1999 45th List 28 National
1999–2002 46th List 18 National

Young stood as a list-only candidate in the 1996 general election but was not immediately successful. She eventually entered Parliament on 22 April 1997, having been the next candidate on National's party list when list MP Jim Gerard resigned. As Gerard had been the first list MP to resign after New Zealand adopted the mixed-member proportional electoral system in 1996,[5] Young was the first list MP to be elected not at a general election.

In Young's first term as a list MP, despite being a Wellingtonian, she was assigned by the party to be based in Hawke's Bay.[6] The National Party did not stand an electorate candidate in Wellington Central in the 1999 election[7] (having previously endorsed ACT leader Richard Prebble for the seat). Young again stood as a list-only candidate, campaigning in Wellington city, and was re-elected. With the National Party now in opposition, Young served as National's revenue spokesperson under both Jenny Shipley and Bill English, based in Wellington.[1][8]

In 2000, during the reading of the Employment Contracts Act, Young was photographed yawning, and the photograph was subsequently published in The Evening Post.[9][10] This prompted Speaker of the House Jonathan Hunt to ban television cameras and newspaper photographers from the House of Representatives.[11]

In the 2002 election Young stood for a third time as a list-only candidate but, at 33rd on the list and the lowest of National's sitting MPs,[12] was ranked too low to escape the collapse of National's vote that year.[13] She had sought nomination to be the National candidate in Wellington Central, but lost to Hekia Parata.[14][15] Also at that election, Young endorsed the candidacy of Judith Collins—a long-time friend—for the National candidacy in the new Clevedon electorate, over sitting MP Warren Kyd.[16]

Life after parliament

After leaving Parliament, Young was tax director of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 2005, she became chief executive of Federated Farmers, and in 2008 moved to the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand as Chief Executive. She resigned from the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand in April 2012[17] and later became executive director of the New Zealand Shipping Federation.[18]

She has also written a book, The Good Lobbyist's Guide, about the most effective ways for citizens to become involved in the political process.[8]

References
  1. New Zealand National Party (15 December 1999). "MP Young allocated Revenue and Wellington seats". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. New Zealand National Party (7 September 1999). "What do Party List MPs do?". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. Orsman, Bernard (15 September 2005). "The candidates who stand to lose". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. "Big names eye vacant seats Lambton ward". Stuff. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. Young, Audrey (16 January 2017). "MP resignations before and after MMP". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. New Zealand National Party (7 July 1999). "Young Seeks Wellington Central List Nomination". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. New Zealand National Party (22 September 1999). "Nats Not Standing In Wellington Central". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. Hembry, Owen (31 January 2010). "Former MP speaks up for farmers". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  9. "Parliament wakes up to the power of published photos". Stuff. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  10. Young, Audrey (3 August 2006). "NZ First MP apologises for obscene gesture in Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  11. "PM happy for media rules to be loosened". The New Zealand Herald. 15 August 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  12. "Brash takes fifth spot on National Party list released today". NZ Herald. 16 June 2002. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. "Tears flow as 16 MPs say goodbye". NZ Herald. 1 August 2002. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. "National to fight old ally". NZ Herald. 10 March 2002. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. "Newcomer vows to shake Labour in next election". NZ Herald. 16 December 2001. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  16. "Low-key Kyd has ally in Simich". NZ Herald. 10 May 2002. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  17. "Pharmacy Guild head leaves". Stuff. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  18. "Port Future Study | Annabel Young". www.portfuturestudy.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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