Sylvia Wood is a New Zealand businesswoman, currently serving as President of the

New Zealand National Party The New Zealand National Party (), often shortened to National () or the Nats, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand that is the current senior ruling party. It is one ...

. She succeeded Peter Goodfellow in 2022. Wood was raised in the

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

. She owns and runs a human resources consultancy. She joined the New Zealand National Party in 2014 and its board in 2021, being elected as its president on 7 August 2022. Wood is a member of the Employment Law Institute and the Institute of Directors. She currently lives in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

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