Helen Hughes | |
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1st Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment | |
In office 1987–1996 | |
Succeeded by | Morgan Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Helen Hannah Rigg 29 August 1929 Nelson, New Zealand |
Spouse | David Crowther Hughes |
Relations | Theodore Rigg (father) Kathleen Curtis (stepmother) |
Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
Helen Hannah Rigg Hughes CBE CRSNZ (née Rigg; born 29 August 1929) is a New Zealand botanist. She served as New Zealand's first Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment from 1987 to 1996.