SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Cindy Kiro

1958 - Today

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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. During her term as governor-general, Kiro responded to the death of Elizabeth II, and has undertaken several overseas visits, including attending the Platinum Jubilee and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation of King Charles III in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cindy Kiro is the 350th most popular social activist (up from 355th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 29th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Cindy Kiro ranks 350 out of 840. Before her are Venetia Burney, Josephine Butler, Lampião, Sylvia Pankhurst, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, and M. N. Roy. After her are Hazi Aslanov, William I, Margrave of Meissen, Feodosia Morozova, Yacouba Sawadogo, Borys Romanchenko, and Mehdi Huseynzade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Cindy Kiro ranks 138. Before her are Didier Auriol, Gary Peters, Eddie Lawson, Luis Guillermo Solís, Domenico Dolce, and Tony Leung Ka-fai. After her are Oscar Schmidt, Alain Chabat, Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Bertrand Piccard, Kavita Krishnamurthy, and Karlheinz Förster.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Cindy Kiro ranks 39 out of 303. Before her are Tūheitia Paki (1955), Alan Dale (1947), Marton Csokas (1966), Lorde (1996), Chris Wood (1991), and Richard Curtis (1956). After her are Janet Frame (1924), George Forbes (1869), Harry Kerr (1879), Wynton Rufer (1962), Andrew Niccol (1964), and Cliff Curtis (1968).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In New Zealand

Among social activists born in New Zealand, Cindy Kiro ranks 2. Before her are Nancy Wake (1912). After her are Meri Mangakāhia (1868).

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