Sandra Goudie


Sandra Anne Goudie is a New Zealand politician. The current Mayor of Thames-Coromandel, she previously served as a Member of Parliament for the National Party.

Early years

Before entering politics, Goudie was a farmer, and was later a councillor for the Thames-Coromandel District.

Member of Parliament

Goudie was first elected to Parliament in the 2002 election, narrowly winning the seat of Coromandel by defeating Labour candidate Max Purnell and pushing incumbent Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons into third place.
Goudie retained her seat in the 2008 New Zealand General Election with a majority of 14,560.
Goudie was the National Party's opposition spokesperson on Internal Affairs, Senior Citizens and Associate Local Government until 2008.
Goudie retired from parliament at the 2011 general election.

Later years

In 2012 Goudie joined Focus NZ, a small rural-based political party.
At the 2016 local elections, Goudie was elected as the Mayor of Thames-Coromandel.