Ruth Chapman (trade unionist)

Ruth Chapman (born 1950 or 1951) is a New Zealand unionist and Labour Party worker.[1] She was the president of the Post Primary Teachers' Association in the late 1980s and led negotiations with the State Services Commission over teachers' pay and conditions.[1][2]

Chapman is the convenor of Southern Labour, which represents the five southern general electorate seats as well as Te Tai Tonga.[3]

  1. ^ a b Wane, Joanne (8 January 2020). "New Zealand's women in power: where are they now?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Holmes – Chapman". Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. 27 April 1989. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ McNeilly, Hamish (27 August 2019). "Dunedin South battler Clare Curran calls time". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 February 2021.