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