Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan
Former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality of New Zealand
Tini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ was a New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1967 to 1996, representing the Labour Party and was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister. At the time of her retirement, she was the second... Wikipedia
Born: January 9, 1932, Rātana, New Zealand
Died: July 20, 2011 (age 79 years), Wellington, New Zealand
Previous offices: Minister of the Environment of New Zealand (1974–1975), Minister of Tourism and Hospitality of New Zealand (1972–1975), and Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1967–1996)
Parents: Eruera Tirikatene
Party: New Zealand Labour Party
Prime Minister: Bill Rowling