Megan Woods is a Labour Party Member of Parliament representing the Wigram electorate [21][9].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Woods was educated at Catholic Cathedral College and subsequently at the University of Canterbury [3][4]. She holds a doctoral qualification, as reflected in her honorific title Hon Dr Megan Woods [7].
Woods has been a Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011 [9] and is affiliated with the Labour Party [21]. She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government [6]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she held the role of Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration from 2017 [11], alongside responsibilities described as including Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Energy and Resources, and Research, Science and Innovation [19]. Also from 2017, according to a single reputable secondary source, she held the office of Minister for the Earthquake Commission [13].
According to a single reputable secondary source, from 2018 she served as Minister of Government Digital Services [16]. From 2020, she is reported by a single reputable secondary source to have held the portfolios of Minister of Energy and Resources [15], Minister of Research, Science and Innovation [18], and Minister in charge of border isolation and quarantine [14].
According to a single reputable secondary source, from 12 April 2023 Woods held the offices of Minister of Housing [17], Minister for Building and Construction [10], Minister for Infrastructure [12], and Associate Minister of Finance [5].