Tariana Turia
Dame Tariana Turia (née Woon; 8 April 1944 – 3 January 2025) was a New Zealand Māori rights activist and politician. She was first elected to Parliament in 1996 as a member of the Labour Party. In 2002, she was re-elected to parliament as a member of the Māori Party. From 2004 to 2014, Turia was the Co-leader of the Māori Party.
Dame Tariana Turia | |||||||||
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.jpg) Turia in 2018 | |||||||||
| 1st Minister for Whānau Ora | |||||||||
| In office 8 April 2010 – 8 October 2014 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | John Key | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Te Ururoa Flavell | ||||||||
| 2nd Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector | |||||||||
| In office 15 August 2002 – 30 April 2004 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Steve Maharey | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rick Barker | ||||||||
| In office 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | John Key | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Ruth Dyson | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jo Goodhew | ||||||||
| Minister for Disability Issues | |||||||||
| In office 13 June 2009 – 8 October 2014 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | John Key | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Paula Bennett | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nicky Wagner | ||||||||
| Co-leader of the Māori Party | |||||||||
| In office 7 July 2004 – September 2014 Co-leading with Pita Sharples | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Marama Fox | ||||||||
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List | |||||||||
| In office 12 October 1996 – 27 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru | |||||||||
| In office 27 July 2002 – 20 September 2014 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Nanaia Mahuta | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Adrian Rurawhe | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1944 | ||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2025 (aged 80) Whangaehu, New Zealand | ||||||||
| Political party | Māori Party (from 2004) | ||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Labour (until 2004) | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | George Turia
(m. 1962; died 2019) | ||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||
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Turia died in Whangaehu, New Zealand on 3 January 2025, at the age of 80, after having a stroke.[1]
Tariana Turia Media
Tariana Turia 2001
Turia with Pita Sharples at the Māori Party launch event, 2005
Tariana Turia 2011
Turia and Harete Hipango (right) in 2018
Turia, after her investiture as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy (right), at Pūtiki Marae on 13 August 2018
References
- ↑ "Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies". The New Zealand Herald. 3 January 2025. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/te-pati-maori-co-founder-dame-tariana-turia-dies/XXDWZXIRAJE5ZEBGONKUQBHLKY/. Retrieved 3 January 2025.