Jenny Hughey

Jenny was elected unopposed as chair at the Council’s first meeting of the triennium.

Jenny has a master's degree in law and has spent 11 years in governance and community support and leadership roles at Christchurch City Council.

As well, she has previously been an Environmental Inquiry Commissioner, played a leadership role in the governance of the insurance industry/government resolution of earthquake claims service and the Styx River community project.

Her priorities are protecting our public health, freshwater and ecological systems, protecting the drinking water aquifers, reducing carbon emissions, working with farmers to explore regenerative agriculture and de-intensification of dairy farms.