Andrews to stand down?

The long-serving Member for Gosford Ms Marie Andrews is neither confirming nor denying that she will not be standing at the State election due in March.

"I'm not prepared to say anything at this stage," said Ms Andrews.

Ms Andrews has been a member of the Labor party since 1960 and has represented Gosford and its predecessor, the electorate of Peats, for 15 years.

During her term, she has served on a number of parliamentary committees and is currently chair of the Committee on the Office of the Valuer-General, deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Public Works and a member of the Committee on Children and Young People.

She has held a number of positions within the Labor Party including delegate to State Conference and member of Parliamentary Caucus Committees on Health, Education and Training, Fair Trading, Agriculture and Land and Water Conservation.

Prior to entering parliament, she was private secretary to the NSW Branch Secretary of the Australian Railway Unions for 17 years.

Kaitlin Watts, 6 Nov 2010 Interviewee: Marie Andrews