Gay Williams


Barbara Gay Williams is a retired New Zealand nurse.

Biography

Williams served as executive director of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, and led negotiations on pay and working conditions for nurses.

Recognition

In the 1991 New Year Honours, Williams was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order. In 1993 Williams was awarded a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to nursing.