Lynda Scott

Lynda Marie Scott is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the National Party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1999 elections, winning the seat of Kaikoura. She was replacing Doug Kidd, a long-serving National MP who had opted to become a list MP. In 2002, she became National's spokesperson for health. On 21 July 2004, however, she announced that she would retire from politics at the next election, returning to her "first love", medicine. Scott has a background in the health sector, having trained as a nurse and later worked as a geriatrician.