Paraone Reweti Explained

Brown Reweti
Constituency Mp2:Eastern Maori
Parliament2:New Zealand
Term Start2:12 August 1967
Term End2:28 November 1981
Predecessor2:Puti Tipene Watene
Successor2:Peter Tapsell
Birth Date:17 November 1916
Party:Labour

Paraone Brown Reweti (17 November 1916 – 21 April 1996) was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu.

Early life

Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersiders' Union.[1]

Political career

Reweti won the Eastern Maori electorate for Labour, in the following the death of Puti Tipene Watene. He held the electorate until 1981, when he retired.[2]

From 1973 to 1975, during the Third Labour Government, he was chairman of the parliamentary Māori Affairs Committee.[3] In January 1976 he was appointed by Labour leader Bill Rowling as Shadow Minister of Marine.[4]

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Reweti was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.

Notes and References

  1. Henderson, James Mcleod (1963). Ratana The Man, The Church, The Movement (1st ed.) A.H & A.W. Reed Ltd .
  2. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 . 4 . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 229.
  3. Web site: Chairs of the Māori Affairs Committee . 20 September 2021 . . 30 March 2022 .
  4. News: Surprises Among Party Spokesmen . 30 January 1976 . . 10 .