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Dame Catherine Tizard

Dame Catherine Tizard (1990–6), a former mayor of Auckland, was New Zealand's first female Governor-General.

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  • Viceregal standard before 2008
    History of the Governor-General

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Government House

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'Dame Catherine Tizard', URL: /media/photo/dame-catherine-tizard, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Jul-2014

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Events

  • 29 May 1947

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    Women vote in first general election
  • 28 July 1893

    Women's suffrage petition presented
  • 14 August 1891

    Women's vote petitions presented to Parliament
  • 29 November 1893

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    NZ's first woman MP elected
  • 19 September 1893

    Women's suffrage day

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Anonymous

Posted: 11 Mar 2009

she married Bob Tizard in 1951 and divorced in 1980.They had a child named Judith Tizard.