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Cindy Kiro
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cynthia Alcyion Kiro, Dame Cindy Kiro, Dame Cynthia Kiro, Cindy Alcyion Kiro, Cynthia Kiro, C. Kiro, C Kiro, Dame Cynthia Alcyion Kiro
New Zealand Governor-General, former academic and social justice advocate
Key facts
- Monarchs
- Elizabeth II Charles III
- Prime minister
- Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon
- Preceded by
- Dame Patsy Reddy
- Appointed by
- Steve Maharey
- Succeeded by
- John Angus
- Born
- Alcyion Cynthia Simpson , 1958 (age 67 – 68) , Whangārei , New Zealand
- Spouses
- Chris Kuchel ( divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. ) Richard Davies
- Children
- 2 children, 2 stepchildren
- Alma mater
- University of Auckland Massey University European University Institute
- Fields
- Public health
- Thesis
- Kimihia Hauora Māori = Māori Health Policy and Practice (2001)
- Doctoral advisors
- Michael Belgrave Chris Cunningham
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Whangārei
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- Governor-General of New Zealand
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Image
- Cindy Kiro 2021 (cropped).jpg
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- nickname
- Cindy
- ethnic group
- British
- date of birth
- 1958-07-02
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- Cindy Kiro
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro ( Māori: [kiːɾɔ]; née Simpson; born 1958) is a New Zealand public-health academic, administrator, and advocate, who has been serving as the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman and the third person of Māori descent to hold the office.
Before she was announced as governor-general designate, Kiro was Chief Executive of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and was previously the Children's Commissioner, head of school of the School of Public Health at Massey University, head of Te Kura Māori at Victoria University of Wellington, and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Māori) of the University of Auckland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cindy Kiro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.