Eruera Tirikatene
Politician
1895 – 1967
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Who was Eruera Tirikatene?
Sir Eruera Tihema Te Aika Tirikatene, KCMG was a New Zealand Māori politician of the Ngai Tahu tribe. Known in early life as Edward James Te Aika Tregerthen, he was the first Ratana Member of Parliament and was elected in a by-election for Southern Maori in June 1932 after the death of Tuiti Makitanara.
He remained the MP until his death in 1967, when his daughter Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan succeeded to the seat, also in a by-election.
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- Born
- Jan 5, 1895
Kaiapoi, New Zealand - Children
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Died
- Jan 11, 1967
Kaiapoi, New Zealand
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on July 23, 2013
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