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Catherine Tizard
Dame Catherine Tizard | |
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| 16th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| In office 13 December 1990 – 21 March 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Reeves |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Hardie Boys |
| 35th Mayor of Auckland City | |
| In office 26 October 1983 – 28 September 1990 | |
| Deputy | John Strevens (1983–86) Harold Goodman (1986–88) Phil Warren (1988–90) |
| Preceded by | Colin Kay |
| Succeeded by | Les Mills |
| Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In role 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Irene Frances Watt |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Talboys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Anne Maclean 4 April 1931 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 31 October 2021 (aged 90) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4; including Judith |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ (née Maclean; 4 April 1931 – 31 October 2021) was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th governor-general of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first woman to hold either office.
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