Dame Areta Koopu | |
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14th President of the Māori Women's Welfare League | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Preceded by | Aroha Reriti-Crofts |
Succeeded by | Druis Barrett |
Personal details | |
Born | Areta King 8 March 1941 Gisborne, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Hoera Koopu (
m. 1961) |
Children | 5 |
Dame Areta Koopu DNZM CBE (née King; born 8 March 1941) is a New Zealand social worker and Māori activist. She was a member of the New Zealand Māori Council from 1987 to 1992, National President of the Māori Women's Welfare League from 1993 to 1996, and a Human Rights Commissioner from 1996 to 2001. [1] [2] [3]
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Koopu was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community. [4] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and the community. [5] She is also a recipient of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993. [1]
Koopu was born in Gisborne on 8 March 1941, the daughter of Wiremu and Ngaro Alice King. [6] She was educated at Gisborne Girls' High School, and married Hoera Koopu in 1961. [6] The couple went on to have five children. [6]
Dame Areta Koopu | |
---|---|
14th President of the Māori Women's Welfare League | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Preceded by | Aroha Reriti-Crofts |
Succeeded by | Druis Barrett |
Personal details | |
Born | Areta King 8 March 1941 Gisborne, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Hoera Koopu (
m. 1961) |
Children | 5 |
Dame Areta Koopu DNZM CBE (née King; born 8 March 1941) is a New Zealand social worker and Māori activist. She was a member of the New Zealand Māori Council from 1987 to 1992, National President of the Māori Women's Welfare League from 1993 to 1996, and a Human Rights Commissioner from 1996 to 2001. [1] [2] [3]
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Koopu was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community. [4] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and the community. [5] She is also a recipient of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993. [1]
Koopu was born in Gisborne on 8 March 1941, the daughter of Wiremu and Ngaro Alice King. [6] She was educated at Gisborne Girls' High School, and married Hoera Koopu in 1961. [6] The couple went on to have five children. [6]