Georgina Beyer will not seek re-election

 

28.04.2001

 

Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer, thought to be the world’s first trans-sexual MP, has announced she will not be seeking office in next year’s general election, according to a report on Radio New Zealand this morning.

Ms Beyer, who won her seat in 1999, was reported to have today told the Wellington Labour Regional Conference that it was a difficult decision but "some aspects of being in parliament did not sit well with her personality".

She told RNZ that after the election she will put her "energies into her iwi and into raising awareness of the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender communities".