Megan Woods

Megan Woods
portrait photo of a woman in her late 40s
Woods in 2023
17th Minister of Energy and Resources
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byJudith Collins
Succeeded bySimeon Brown
28th Minister of Housing
In office
27 June 2019 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byPhil Twyford
Succeeded byChris Bishop
9th Minister for Building and Construction
In office
14 June 2022 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byPoto Williams
Succeeded byChris Penk
5th Minister for Infrastructure
In office
1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byGrant Robertson
Succeeded byChris Bishop
Minister for Economic Development (Acting)
In office
28 March 2023 – 12 April 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byStuart Nash
Succeeded byBarbara Edmonds
Minister of Forestry (Acting)
In office
28 March 2023 – 12 April 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byStuart Nash
Succeeded byPeeni Henare
Minister of Police (Acting)
In office
15 March 2023 – 20 March 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Preceded byStuart Nash
Succeeded byGinny Andersen
26th Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
In office
26 October 2017 – 14 June 2022
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byPaul Goldsmith
Succeeded byAyesha Verrall
Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byNicky Wagner
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wigram
Assumed office
26 November 2011
Preceded byJim Anderton
Majority14,770
Personal details
Born (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 51)
Political partyLabour (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Party (1999–2007)
WebsiteProfile on Labour website
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
ThesisIntegrating the nation: Gendering Maori urbanisation and integration, 1942–1969 (2002)
Doctoral advisorKatie Pickles

Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011.