Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/New MPs/Myra Williamson

Myra Williamson is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand Labour Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life and career
Williamson was born and raised in Hamilton West.

She was a member of the Waikato Public Law and Policy Research Unit at the University of Waikato. While working at Waikato University's law faculty she was granted a Borrin Foundation Travel & Learning Award which she used to complete a Women's Leadership Development Programme at the Saïd Business School of Oxford University. Afterwards she became a legal advisor at the Waikato District Council.

Political career
Williamson was selected by the Labour Party to contest the electorate at the. She was 62nd on the party list.