Ginny Andersen is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2017 [34].
Andersen attended Avonside Girls' High School, according to a single secondary source [22], where she was also Head Girl [20]. She went on to study at Canterbury University [23], and according to a single secondary source, pursued Te Reo Māori studies at university level [24].
Before entering Parliament, Andersen worked as an employee of New Zealand Police [5], with a single secondary source indicating roles that included non-sworn policy team staff member [11], strategic adviser on Māori, Pacific and ethnic services [18][19], Senior Advisor [2], and Policy Manager at Police National Headquarters [1]. She also, according to a single secondary source, worked as a secondee at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on the Tackling Methamphetamine Action Plan [14]. A single secondary source further indicates she held a negotiations and policy role in the Office of Treaty Settlements [7]. Andersen also served as a private secretary in Parliament [13] and as a senior political adviser in Parliament [16]. According to a single secondary source, she taught Te Reo Māori as a night class teacher through Adult and Community Education [10].
According to a single secondary source, Andersen became affiliated with the Labour Party from as early as 2004 [51], and served as vice president of the Labour Party from 2015 [21]. She entered Parliament as a Member of Parliament in 2017 [34], and according to a single secondary source, won the Hutt South electorate seat from 2020 [36].
During her parliamentary career, Andersen chaired the Justice Select Committee [27] and, according to a single secondary source, also served as Deputy-Chairperson of the Governance and Administration Select Committee [28]. She has held the confirmed office of Minister of Police [43], with a single secondary source placing that appointment from 20 March 2023 [44]. According to single secondary sources, she has also held the portfolios of Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications [41], Minister for Seniors [38], Minister for Small Business [39], and Associate Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations [25].