Liz Craig

Elizabeth Dorothy Craig (born 1967) is a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

As a public health physician before entering Parliament, she is known for her research work on child poverty.

[12] Craig resigned as director from the research group, and as editor of the child poverty monitor, prior to the 2014 election.

[15] Craig lost the electorate to incumbent Sarah Dowie, but entered parliament via the Party list.

[17] During the 2020 election, Craig contested the Invercargill electorate but lost to National candidate Penny Simmonds by 224 votes.

[25] Due to her low ranking on the Labour Party list, she was not re-elected to Parliament.