Steve Chadwick

The Honourable Steve Chadwick MP
14th Mayor of Rotorua
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2013
Preceded by	Kevin Winters
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rotorua
In office 1999 – 2008
Preceded by	Max Bradford
Succeeded by	Todd McClay
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list
In office 2008 – 2011
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-15) 15 December 1948 Hastings
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Committees	Officers of Parliament Committee
Website	www.stevechadwick.co.nz

Stephanie "Steve" Anne Chadwick (née Frizzell, born 15 December 1948) is a New Zealand politician. She became the Mayor of Rotorua after her election victory in the 2013 local body elections. She previously held the positions of Minister of Conservation, Women's Affairs, and Associate Health in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.

Early life

Born Stephanie Frizzell in Hastings, New Zealand, Chadwick is the sister of painter Dick Frizzell. She attended Karamu High School, then did nursing training in Wellington. She married lawyer John Te Manihera Chadwick in 1968. After holding many roles in the health sector, including a term from 1976 to 1986 as union representative for the New Zealand Nurses Association, Chadwick was elected to the Rotorua District Council in 1996.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1999–2002	46th	Rotorua	43	Labour
2002–2005	47th	Rotorua	34	Labour
2005–2008	48th	Rotorua	33	Labour
2008–2011	49th	List	30	Labour

In the 1999 election, Chadwick stood as the Labour Party candidate for the Rotorua seat, and defeated incumbent National Party MP Max Bradford. At the 2005 election she was narrowly returned to Parliament by 662 or 2.2% more votes than her opponent.

In 2006 Chadwick's Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill passed its first reading and was sent to select committee, but was narrowly defeated at the second reading, 64 to 57.

In 2007 she was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Conservation and Women's Affairs, as well as becoming an Associate Minister of Health.

In the 2008 general election Chadwick lost her seat to National's Todd McClay, whose margin was over 5000. Chadwick's loss was predicted by some commentators due to boundary changes which incorporated more rural areas into the electorate. However, due to Chadwick's list place of 30 she was able to return to parliament.

In 2010 Chadwick attempted to introduce a bill to Parliament to partially liberalise abortion law. This bill was defeated at the caucus stage and was not brought before Parliament.

Chadwick failed to regain her seat in the 2011 election, losing to Todd McClay by a margin of more than 7,000 votes. On 27 November 2011 she announced that she would be retiring from politics.

As a cabinet minister, Chadwick was entitled to the title of The Honourable and became The Hon. Mrs Stephanie (Steve) Chadwick which is a title she was granted for the rest of her life after leaving parliament.

Mayor of Rotorua

Chadwick announced in 2013 that she would be running for Mayor of Rotorua in the local elections of that year, challenging sitting mayor Kevin Winters. Chadwick defeated Winters and three other candidates, receiving more than 11,000 votes of a total 19,596 votes cast.

External links

• Parliamentary website page
• Steve Chadwick's website

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Max Bradford	Member of Parliament for Rotorua 1999–2008	Succeeded by Todd McClay
Political offices
Preceded by Kevin Winters	Mayor of Rotorua 2013 – present	Incumbent