Barbara Stewart

Barbara Stewart (born 23 February 1952) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the New Zealand First party. Stewart was born in Wairoa in 1952. She obtained a BEd and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, both from the University of Waikato. Before entering politics, she was a teacher and a company training officer. Stewart was initially a member of the National Party and acted as secretary for the Feilding branch 1987–90. Stewart was elected to Parliament in the 2002 elections as a list MP, having been ranked sixth on the New Zealand First party list. In 2006 she introduced a Member's Bill to Parliament to reduce the size of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 120 members to 100 members. The bill passed its...