Marjorie Jill Pettis (born 22 September 1952) is a New Zealand politician, and a member of the Labour Party.
Biography
Early life
Pettis was born on 22 September 1952.[1] Before entering politics, she worked as a nurse and as a finance officer at a bank. Pettis is of Māori descent.[2]
Pettis became a member of the Labour Party in 1968.[1]
Pettis became MP for Wanganui in the 1993 election, but in 2005 she narrowly lost the seat to National's Chester Borrows. She was returned to Parliament as a list MP, at which point she stepped down as the Labour Party's Senior Whip to focus on winning back the Whanganui seat.[3]