Jacqui Dean is the MP for Waitaki, an electorate she has championed for the past two terms of Parliament.

While her electorate spans Central Otago, North Otago and South Canterbury she thrives on hitting the road in her familiar vehicle and meeting with both urban and rural folk on a regular basis.

Jacqui knows her entire electorate and its capabilities well.

Committed to protecting the environment and water supplies, Jacqui is supportive of sensible development.

She also remains well aware of the importance farming and primary production is to both the local and national economy and plays her part in ensuring Government gets to hear of that sector’s concerns.

Jacqui is also Chairperson of the Law and Order Select Committee and Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, and National Party Bluegreen’s member.

No stranger to representing community interests, she spent time as a Waitaki district councillor and as Waitaki deputy mayor with responsibilities for policy development as well as implementing the Local Government Act (2002).

In her private capacity she has been employed as a marketing and retail manager, polytechnic tutor, radio announcer and television presenter.

Jacqui is married to Oamaru lawyer Bill, and the couple have three adult children.

Top 5 Issues

1. Building a stronger economy
   • Balance the books sooner.
   • Borrow less so we can have lower interest rates for longer.
   • Keep personal taxes lower to encourage hard work.
   • Make New Zealand more competitive so our exporters can sell more overseas and create more real jobs.
   • Encourage savings and investments.
   • Use the mixed-Ownership model to fund infrastructure to help us grow faster.
   • Invest in skills training and tertiary education that gets results.
   
2. Building world-class infrastructure
   • Ultra-fast broadband for greater innovation.
   • More, and better, roads to ease congestion.
   • Investing in more rail and public transport.
   
3. Building a safer New Zealand
   • Staying strong on crime – tougher sentencing, stronger bail laws, and a focus on victims.
   • Keep working to lower the crime rate further so our families are safer.
   • Making our roads safer, so we can keep the road toll lower.
   
4. Rebuilding Christchurch
   • $5.5 billion recovery fund
   • Re-establishing essential infrastructure
   • More construction-related training
   
5. Building better public services
   • Better Schools – identifying and helping children falling behind, school reports in plain English.
   • World-class healthcare –more doctors and nurses, more operations, shorter waiting times.
   • Effective welfare- more people back into work, more incentives to work, payment cards for teens on benefits.
   

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