Katrina Shanks
| Katrina Shanks | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party List |
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In office 2007–2014 |
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| Born |
12 May 1969 Dannevirke |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Shanks |
| Residence | Karori, Wellington |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
| Website | http://katrinashanks.co.nz |
Katrina May Shanks (born 12 May 1969) is a New Zealand politician who was a list member of parliament for the National Party from 2007 to 2014. Shanks became a Member of Parliament on 7 February 2007, following the resignation of Don Brash from Parliament. She resigned from the 50th Parliament before the end of the parliamentary term, and her resignation became effective in January 2014.
Shanks was born in Dannevirke in 1969, and attended St Matthews Collegiate for Girls in Masterton and Dannevirke High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University.
Shanks' father, Graeme Hislop, twice stood against National Prime Minister Keith Holyoake as a Social Credit candidate, in 1975 and in the 1977 by-election.
Prior to entering politics, Shanks worked as a self-employed accountant. She had previously worked as a project accountant for the Westpac Banking Corporation, in retail client services for Newton Investment Management in the United Kingdom, and as a senior auditor for Audit New Zealand. Shanks has three children.
Shanks joined the New Zealand National Party in 2001 as a member of the Karori branch and was a member of the party's executive committee for the Wellington Central electorate until 2004, when she joined the Ohariu-Belmont branch.
Shanks sought the National party's nomination as their candidate for the Ohariu-Belmont electorate at the 2005 general election in 2004. She was one of two final challengers, along with Simon Wright. Shanks was eventually confirmed by National Party Ohariu-Belmont electorate chairman Tony Heyward.
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