Partners // Sue Wood
For 17 years, Sue ran her own public relations consultancy in Wellington; a firm widely recognized nationally as specialists in corporate communications and government relations. She managed high profile accounts in the energy, food retailing, primary production and health sectors.
Sue has a background in journalism, teaching and national politics.
She was elected President of the National Party in 1982 – the first woman president of a major political party in New Zealand. She served in that role for four years.
Sue has been active in democracy-building programmes over many years serving as President of the International Institute for Women’s Political Leadership in Washington DC and as a member of international observer delegations to elections in the Philippines, Chile, Pakistan, Romania, South Africa, Hong Kong and Madagascar.
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