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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![]() 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 Whangaehu, New Zealand | (aged 80)||||||||
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
Turia with Pita Sharples at the Māori Party launch event, 2005
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.