Wi Katene
Appearance
Wiremu Katene | |
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Wiremu Katene circa 1871 | |
Minister without portfolio | |
In office Nov 1872 – Feb 1876 | |
Prime Minister | George Waterhouse Sir William Fox Sir Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen |
Personal details | |
Died | 1 November 1895 |
Political party | None |
Relatives | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (great-great-great-great-granddaughter) |
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1871–1875 | 5th | Northern Maori | Independent | ||
1887 | 9th | Northern Maori | Independent |
Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician.
In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875, and again in 1887.[1]
He died on 1 November 1895.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 118.
- ^ "Local and general news". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- Te Ara biography of Wiremu Parata appointed to the Executive Council a month after Katene
- Wiremu Katene's biography on the Victoria University NZETC website
Categories:
- 1895 deaths
- New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians
- Māori biography stubs
- New Zealand politician stubs