Georgina Beyer
Sign in to saveNew Zealand politician; first transgender mayor
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georgina
- Family name
- Beyer
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Wellington
- Place of death
- Wellington
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Georgina Beyer MNZM (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Wellington
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- date of birth
- 1957-11-00
- name in native language
- Georgina Beyer
- P10632
- Georgina Beyer
- Commons category
- Georgina Beyer
- date of death
- 2023-03-06
- birth name
- George Bertrand
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Māori
- tribe
- Ngāti Porou
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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
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