Tariana Turia Politician

Dame Tariana Turia DNZM (born 8 April 1944) is a New Zealand politician. She gained considerable prominence during the foreshore and seabed controversy, and eventually broke with her party as a result. She resigned from parliament, and successfully contested a by-election in her former electorate as a candidate of the newly formed Māori Party. She retired from Parliament in 2014.

Personal facts

Tariana Turia
Birth dateApril 08, 1944
Religion
Rātana

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Office holder

election majority5113
party
New Zealand Labour Party
Māori Party
prime minister
region
New Zealand Labour Party
Te Tai Hauāuru

Tariana Turia on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.maoriparty.org/index.php?pag=cms&id=144&p=tariana-turia.html
  2. http://www.tetaihauauru.maori.nz