Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan
Tini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan , Order of New Zealand (born January 9, 1932 in Rātana pā ; † July 20, 2011 in Wellington ) was a New Zealand politician .
Career
Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan was born in Rātana pā near Wanganui . That's where she grew up too. She received her PhD from the Australian National University . She was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1967 to 1996 for a total of ten terms . At the time of leaving parliament, she was the second-longest MP.
She was one of 20 carriers of the Order of New Zealand , the highest order in New Zealand.
literature
- Marilyn Waring: Women in Parliamentary Life 1970–1990: Hocken Lecture 1993. Hocken Library, University of Otago, 1994, ISBN 0-902041-61-4 , pp. 36–37
Individual evidence
- ↑ NZ's longest-serving female MP passes away. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
- ^ New Member of Parliament for Southern Maori. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tirikatene-Sullivan, Tini Marama (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rātana pā |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 2011 |
| Place of death | Wellington |