Sian Elias

Sian Elias
12th Chief Justice of New Zealand
In office
17 May 1999 – 13 March 2019
Nominated byJenny Shipley
Appointed bySir Michael Hardie Boys
Preceded byThomas Eichelbaum
Succeeded byHelen Winkelmann
Administrator of the Government
(Acting Governor-General)
In office
31 August 2016 – 28 September 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Key
In office
23 August 2011 – 31 August 2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Key
In office
4 August 2006 – 23 August 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
In office
22 March 2001 – 4 April 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Personal details
Born
Sian Seerpoohi Elias

(1949-03-13) 13 March 1949 (age 75)
London, England
SpouseHugh Fletcher
ChildrenTwo
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Stanford Law School
ProfessionBarrister
AwardsNew Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal

Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias GNZM KC PC[1] (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand,[2] and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occasions acted as administrator of the Government.

  1. ^ Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Chief Justice - retired March 2019". Courts of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2020.