Matiu Ratana

Matiu Ratana, circa 1945.

Not to be confused with Matiu Rata.

Matiu Rātana (16 December 1912 – 7 October 1949), son of Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana, is a former New Zealand politician and President of the Rātana Church.

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1945–1946	27th	Western Maori	Labour
1946–1949	28th	Western Maori	Labour

A younger brother to Haami Tokouru Ratana he succeeded to the Church Presidency, and to the Western Maori electorate (from 10 February 1945, after a by-election) after his brother's death in 1944.^[1]

Matiu Rātana died on 7 October 1949 in Wanganui Hospital after a car accident. He was succeeded by his wife Iriaka Ratana as MP.^[1] She was the first female Māori MP.

References

1 2 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 228. OCLC 154283103.

Henderson, James Mcleod (1963). Ratana The Man, The Church, The Movement (1st ed.) A.H & A.W. Reed Ltd ISBN 0-589-00619-3.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Haami Tokouru Ratana	Member of Parliament for Western Maori 1945–1949	Succeeded by Iriaka Matiu Ratana

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