Matiu Rātana

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Matiu Rātana

Matiu Rātana (16 December 1912 – 7 October 1949), son of Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana, was a New Zealand politician and president of the Rātana Church.

Quick Facts Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Western Maori, Preceded by ...
Matiu Ratana
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Western Maori
In office
10 February 1945  7 October 1949
Preceded byToko Ratana
Succeeded byIriaka Rātana
Personal details
Born16 December 1912
Parewanui, New Zealand
Died7 October 1949(1949-10-07) (aged 36)
Wanganui, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
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Political career

A younger brother to Haami Tokouru Rātana he succeeded to the Church Presidency, and to the Western Maori electorate (from 10 February 1945, after a by-election) after his brother's death in 1944.[1]

Matiu Rātana died on 7 October 1949 in Wanganui Hospital after a car accident. He was succeeded by his wife Iriaka Rātana as MP.[1] She was the first female Māori MP.

Sources

  • Henderson, James Mcleod (1963). Ratana The Man, The Church, The Movement (1st ed.) A.H & A.W. Reed Ltd ISBN 0-589-00619-3.

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