Judith Mary Keall (''née'' Dixon, born 10 January 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1990, and again from 1993 until her retirement in 2002, representing the Labour Party.

Biography

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. In 1993, Keall was awarded the

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. In the 1993 election, she returned to Parliament as MP for the lower North Island seat of

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. After reentering parliament she supported

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when he was successfully challenged for the leadership by deputy leader

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. She was appointed by Clark as Labour's spokesperson for consumer affairs and senior citizens. In the 1996 election, when the Horowhenua electorate was abolished, she was elected as MP for the new Otaki electorate. She was re-elected in the 1999 election, but at the 2002 election, she chose to retire from Parliament. She was one of only two electorate MPs who retired in 2002; the other was Labour's

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. Keall was succeeded by her former Parliamentary Secretary,

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. Keall chaired Parliament's health select committee and she was the key proponent of legislation that would make bars and restaurants smoke-free. Keall was separated from her husband Graeme for seven years and part of her retirement from politics was that she could spend more time with him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keall, Judy 1942 births Living people People from the Auckland Region Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand Labour Party MPs New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1990 New Zealand general election 21st-century New Zealand politicians 21st-century New Zealand women politicians Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993