Cindy Kiro
New Zealand Governor-General, former academic and social justice advocate
Kahurangi (Dame) Alcyion Cynthia Kiro GNZM QSO (born 1958) is a New Zealand public health academic, administrator, and activist. She is the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman, the third person of Māori descent, and the fourth woman to hold the office.[2]
Kahurangi (Dame) Cindy Kiro | |
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.jpg) Kiro in 2021 | |
| 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Dame Patsy Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alcyion Cynthia Kiro 1958 (age 65–66)[1] Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland Massey University European University Institute |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public health |
| Thesis | Kimihia Hauora Māori = Māori Health Policy and Practice (2001) |
| Academic advisors | Michael Belgrave Chris Cunningham |
Kiro studied at Massey University where she completed a PhD in 2001.[3]
References
change- ↑ Small, Zane (24 May 2021). "Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces Dame Cindy Kiro as next Governor-General". Newshub.
- ↑ "Dame Cindy Kiro: New Zealand's first Māori woman to be governor-general, on her 'very poor' upbringing and life of service". New Zealand Herald. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ Kiro, Cynthia A. (2001). Kimihia hauora Māori = Māori health policy and practice : a thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand (PhD thesis). Massey University.
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