Catherine Tizard
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| The Hon. Dame Catherine Anne Tizard | |
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| In office 13 December 1990 – 21 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Paul Reeves |
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| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Hardie-Boys |
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| Born | April 4, 1931 Wellington,  New Zealand |
| Spouse | Bob Tizard, (married 1951, divorced 1980) Children - Judith Tizard |
| Profession | Mayor of Auckland |
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO (née MacLean) (born April 4, 1931) was Mayor of Auckland and a Governor-General of New Zealand, and the first woman to hold either office.
She was previously married to former Deputy Prime Minister Bob Tizard and is the mother of current government minister Judith Tizard.
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[edit] Mayor of Auckland
She was elected to the Auckland City Council in 1971, the Auckland Regional Authority in 1980, became Mayor of Auckland in 1983 before being appointed Governor-General in 1990. She was the first female to serve as Mayor of Auckland [1].
[edit] Governor-General
On 13 December 1990, Tizard was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as the first female Governor-General of New Zealand on the advice of Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer. Deputy Prime Minister Helen Clark and Labour Party President Margaret Wilson[2] pushed for a female Governor-General, as the 100th anniversary of Women's suffrage in New Zealand would occur during the Governor-Generals' term in 1993. Tizard had been informed of her impending appointment by her former husband Bob Tizard, who was a member of Cabinet at the time.
Recent changes have meant the she is granted the title The Honourable for life [3], as a consequence of being Governor-General.
[edit] Political views
In 2004, Dame Catherine stated that she supported a New Zealand republic "in principle" and when she was Governor-General, had discussed the issue of republicanism with the Queen: "She is quite sanguine about these things. She has always said it is a decision for New Zealand to make, and 'whatever decision New Zealand makes, of course we would accept it'."[4]
In December 2004, Dame Catherine became a member of the NZ Flag.com Trust, supporting a referendum on whether the New Zealand flag should be changed. Dame Catherine said: "Our present flag served a young post-colonial country well, but the time has come to consider a change which more appropriately recognises our changed identity and confidence in ourselves. Let's find out what the country thinks of the idea of a change."[5]
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[edit] References
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- ^ The Governors by Gavin Maclean, page 324
- ^ 'Changes to rules around use of title' New Zealand Govt Official Website Retrieved on 2007-03-26
- ^ Ditch Queen, say former Governors-General: New Zealand Herald. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
- ^ Press Release 9 December 2004: NZFlag.com Trust - Dame Cath Tizard heads new group of NZFlag.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
| Preceded by Colin Kay |
Mayor of Auckland 1983-1990 |
Succeeded by Les Mills |
| Preceded by Sir Paul Reeves |
Governor-General of New Zealand 1990–1996 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Hardie Boys |
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| NAME | Tizard, Catherine Anne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacLean, Catherine Anne |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Viceroy, academic, public administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland, New Zealand |
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