Michael Woodhouse

Michael Woodhouse (born c.1965) is a National member of the 49th New Zealand Parliament.

Early years

He was born and raised in South Dunedin and attended Kavanagh College which he left in 1983. After that he studied Commerce and Accounting at Otago University which he graduated from in 1993. Recently in 2005 he earned a masters in Health at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Prior to his political career Woodhouse was the CEO of Mercy Hospital in Dunedin from 2001 to 2008.^[1]

Personal Life

Woodhouse is an avid Rugby fan having played for Otago in his youth. He has a wife Amanda and three children called Emily, Isabel and Chloe.

Member of Parliament

Woodhouse stood in Dunedin North in 2008 and, though he received 30.64% (9972) of the vote's he was defeated by incumbent electorate Pete Hodgson who received 52.62% of the vote. He was still however elected to parliament through National's party list.

External links

• Parliament website
• National Party website

References

1. ^ http://www.national.org.nz/Candidate.aspx?Id=48356

Member of New Zealand Parliament for National Party 2008 – present

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