Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan circa 1960 | |
| 3rd Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Bill Rowling |
| Preceded by | Joe Walding |
| Succeeded by | Venn Young |
| 20th Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
| Preceded by | Bert Walker |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lapwood |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori | |
| In office 11 March 1967 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Eruera Tirikatene |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1932 Rātana Pā, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 July 2011 (aged 79) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Denis Sullivan (m. 1967) |
| Relations | Eruera Tirikatene (father) Rino Tirikatene (nephew) |
| Education | Rangiora High School, Wellington East Girls' College |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
Tini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ (9 January 1932 – 20 July 2011) was a New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1967 to 1996, representing the Labour Party and was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister. At the time of her retirement, she was the second longest-serving MP in Parliament, being in her tenth term of office. She was one of twenty holders of the Order of New Zealand, the highest honour of the country.