Pansy Wong | |
|---|---|
| 黃徐毓芳 | |
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| Minister of Ethnic Affairs | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 12 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Chris Carter |
| Succeeded by | Hekia Parata |
| 10th Minister for Women's Affairs | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 12 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Steve Chadwick |
| Succeeded by | Georgina te Heuheu (acting) Hekia Parata |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Botany | |
| In office 8 November 2008 – 17 January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Jami-Lee Ross |
| Majority | 10,872 |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party List | |
| In office 14 October 1996 – 8 November 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tsui Yu Fong 徐毓芳 1955 (age 68–69) Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse | Sammy Wong |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
Pansy Yu Fong Wong (Chinese: 黃徐毓芳; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Chèuih Yūk-fōng; born 1955[1][2][3]) is a New Zealand former politician.
Wong was a National Party Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1996 to 2011. She was New Zealand's first MP and first Cabinet minister of Asian ethnicity and served as Minister for Ethnic Affairs and Minister of Women's Affairs in the Fifth National Government. Wong resigned from Parliament in January 2011 after allegations of misusing parliamentary travel allowances.[4]
- ^ Alister Taylor (2001). "New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 Edition". New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa. Alister Taylor Publishers: 958. ISSN 1172-9813.
- ^ "Wong becomes NZ's first Asian minister". The New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "'Debate, not disharmony' in NZ". South China Morning Post. 19 February 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Derek Cheng (14 December 2010). "Pansy Wong resigns as MP". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 October 2011.