Tariana Turia
Former Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector of New Zealand
Dame Tariana Turia DNZM is a former New Zealand politician. She was first elected to Parliament in 1996. Turia gained considerable prominence during the foreshore and seabed controversy in 2004, and eventually broke with the Labour Party as a... Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 80 years), Whanganui, New Zealand
Party: Te Pāti Māori
Spouse: George Turia
Previous offices: Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector of New Zealand (2008–2011), Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector of New Zealand (2003–2004), Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2002–2014), and more
Organization founded: Te Pāti Māori
Prime Minister: John Key