Annabel Young is a former New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician. She was an MP (Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand

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) from 1997 to 2002, representing the National Party

New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...

. She entered Parliament on 22 April 1997, having been the next candidate on National's party list when list MP Jim Gerard

Jim Gerard

Richard James Gerard is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party member of parliament from 1984 to 1997.-Member of Parliament:...

 resigned. She remained a list MP after the 1999 elections

New Zealand general election, 1999

The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party, led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, was defeated, being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance...

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Young's father, Bill Young

Bill Young (New Zealand)

William "Bill" Lambert Young, CMG, was a New Zealand politician, born in Kawakawa. He attended Ngawha Native School where his parents were teachers, and then Wellington College....

, was also a National

New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...

 MP, representing the Miramar electorate

Miramar (New Zealand electorate)

Miramar was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the south-eastern suburbs of Wellington. It was created in 1946, replacing Wellington East, and was replaced by Rongotai for the first MMP election of 1996.-History:...

 from 1966 to 1981. Young's sister, Nicola, stood as a candidate in the Rongotai electorate

Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)

Rongotai is a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatitves. The current MP for Rongotai is Annette King, of the Labour Party. She has held this position since 1996.-Description:...

 in the 2005 general election

New Zealand general election, 2005

The 2005 New Zealand general election held on 17 September 2005 determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. No party won a majority in the unicameral House of Representatives, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival, the...

, however lost to the incumbent, Annette King

Annette King

Annette Faye King is a New Zealand politician. She is the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the New Zealand. She was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.-Early life:...

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Member of Parliament

In 2000, during the reading of the Employment Contracts Act, Young was photographed yawning, and the photograph was subsequently published in The Evening Post

The Evening Post (New Zealand)

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. This prompted Speaker of the House

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives

In New Zealand the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the New Zealand House of Representatives...

 Jonathan Hunt

Jonathan Hunt

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 to ban television cameras and newspaper photographers from the House of Representatives

New Zealand House of Representatives

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In the 2002 elections

New Zealand general election, 2002

The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party.Arguably the most controversial...

 Young was ranked too lowly to escape the collapse of National's vote that year.

Young served as National's tax spokesperson.

Life after parliament

After leaving Parliament, Young was Tax Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. In 2005, she became chief executive

Chief executive officer

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 of Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated is an organisation in New Zealand which lobbies on behalf of its member farmers.It has a network of 24 provinces and seven industry groups. Federated Farmers provides a locally based, democratic organisation that lobbies on farming issues both...

, and in 2008 moved to the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand as Chief Executive.
She has also written a book, The Good Lobbyist's Guide, about the most effective ways for citizens to become involved in the political process. Before entering politics, Young worked as a tax

Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...

specialist, being a lawyer and chartered accountant.