Catherine Joan " Kate " Wilkinson ( born 3 August 1957 ) was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the National Party from until her retirement in 2014 . From 2008 until January 2013 , she was a member of cabinet , holding the portfolios of Labour ( from which she resigned over the Pike River Mine disaster ) , Conservation , Food Safety , and Associate Immigration , before being removed from cabinet by Prime Minister John Key
Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
Kate Wilkinson (politician)