Education
Vernon attended Remuera Intermediate School (1970-1971) and Diocesan School for Girls (1972-1976).
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Belinda Vernon
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She was an Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2002, representing the National Party. She gained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. She commenced her professional life as an accountant for a London shipping company.
Back in New Zealand, she became financial controller, and then company secretary, for a transport-Tasman shipping company.
In the 2002 election she failed to re-take Maungakiekie, and owing to the collapse of National"s vote that year, was not high enough on the party list to return to Parliament. Vernon served as National"s spokesperson for Transport and for Arts, Culture and Heritage.
Vernon was a trustee of the Motutapu Restoration Trust from 2002–2012. On 1 July 2011 she was appointed as a director at GNS Science.
On 27 February 2013 she was appointed to the board of Maritime New Zealand.
Membership
The voters of the Auckland seat of Maungakiekie elected Vernon as their electorate in the 1996 election, but she lost the seat to Labour"s Mark Gosche in the 1999 election, returning to Parliament as a list Member of Parliament.
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National Party