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Patsy Reddy

1954 - Today

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Dame Patricia Lee Reddy (born 17 May 1954) is a New Zealand lawyer and businesswoman who served as the 21st governor-general of New Zealand from 2016 to 2021. Before becoming governor-general, Reddy was a partner of a law firm, headed a major review of intelligence agencies, held multiple directorships, chaired the New Zealand Film Commission and worked as a chief negotiator on Treaty of Waitangi settlements. Prime Minister John Key advised the Queen to appoint Reddy to succeed Sir Jerry Mateparae as the Queen's representative, and Reddy was sworn in for a five-year term on 28 September 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patsy Reddy is the 6,061st most popular politician (up from 14,364th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Patsy Reddy ranks 6,061 out of 19,576. Before her are Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Ordoño IV of León, Pepin, Count of Vermandois, Birutė, Daru of Baekje, and Miguel, Duke of Braganza. After her are Wei Zheng, Alexander V of Macedon, Cyril Genik, Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, Princess Sophie of Sweden, and Adolf Schmal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Patsy Reddy ranks 85. Before her are Stevie Ray Vaughan, J. Michael Straczynski, Kailash Satyarthi, Kim Pyong-il, Mirza Delibašić, and Rashad al-Alimi. After her are Marco Tardelli, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Seka, Eric Gerets, and Andrei Karlov.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Patsy Reddy ranks 14 out of 303. Before her are Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), Rosé (1997), Anthony Wilding (1883), William Phillips (1914), and Jane Campion (1954). After her are Lucy Lawless (1968), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Chris Amon (1943), John Walker (1952), Bruce Spence (1945), and Robert Muldoon (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Patsy Reddy ranks 1. After her are Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Jean Batten (1909).

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