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Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan. Tini " Whetu " Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ (9 January 1932 – 20 July 2011) 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.
Learn about the life and achievements of New Zealand's first Māori woman cabinet minister and longest-serving woman MP. Explore her early years at Rātana Pā, her political career, her fashion style and her advocacy for Māori rights.
Learn about the life and achievements of Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan, a trailblazing MP for southern Māori and a pioneer in women's rights and Te Reo. She was the first woman in cabinet, the first pregnant MP, and a recipient of the Order of New Zealand.
Tini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan was a New Zealand politician. She was the longest serving MP in New Zealand's Parliament. Tirikatene-Sullivan was one of few women to give an oration at Ratana Pa. She won the Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.
Jul 23, 2011 · The longest serving woman in New Zealand Parliament, Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ, died on 20 July 2011 after a short illness. The Government expressed its sadness and sympathy for her family and acknowledged her leadership and achievements.
Whetu Tirikātene-Sullivan (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) became the first female Māori Cabinet minister when she was sworn in as Minister of Tourism in Norman Kirk’s third Labour government. She was also Associate Minister of Social Welfare until September 1974.
Feb 6, 1993 · Learn about the life and achievements of the late Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, the longest serving woman in the New Zealand Parliament and a champion of Maori rights and culture. She was awarded the Order of New Zealand in 1993 for her contributions to education, welfare, and community.
