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Georgina Beyer

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New Zealand politician; first transgender mayor

Person · Open Library

Born
1957
Works
1

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
New Zealand
Active from
1957-11

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Listeners
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Total plays
21

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Key facts

Succeeded by
Lesley Soper
Preceded by
Wyatt Creech
Deputy
Brian Cameron
Born
( 1957-11-00 ) November 1957, Wellington , New Zealand
Died
6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) (aged 65), Wellington, New Zealand
Party
Mana Movement (2014)
Other political affiliations
Labour (1999–2007)
Relations
George Bertrand (grandfather)
Parent
Colin Beyer (stepfather)

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Encyclopedic overview

Georgina Beyer MNZM JP (November 1957 – 6 March 2023) was a New Zealand Labour Party politician who represented Wairarapa in the Parliament of New Zealand from 1999 to 2005, after serving as mayor of Carterton from 1995 to 1999. Beyer was the world's first openly transgender mayor, and the world's first openly transgender member of parliament. As a member of the Labour Party Beyer supported progressive policies including prostitution law reform, civil unions, anti-discrimination laws, and the promotion of Māori rights. She resigned in 2007, and, in 2014, unsuccessfully stood for election on behalf of the Mana Party.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Georgina Beyer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.