(1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 70) Matamata, New Zealand
Spouse(s)
Geoff Harley
(div. 1988)
Sir David Gascoigne
(m. 2016)
Alma mater
Victoria University of Wellington
Profession
Lawyer
Dame Patricia Lee ReddyGNZM CVO QSO DStJ (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.
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queen JonBenet Ramsey PatsyReddy, Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Robertson (1933–2020), Jamaican diplomat and journalist Patsy Rodenburg (born 1953)...
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead. PatsyReddy, a former New Zealand governor-general, is a distant cousin. Reddy was born during World War II. Her father...
October 2021. The five-year term of the previous governor-general, Dame PatsyReddy, ended on 28 September 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman to be appointed...
Minister for Children. She was officially sworn in by Governor-General Dame PatsyReddy on 26 October, alongside her ministry. Upon taking office, Ardern said...
present are Harcourt's daughter, Thomasin McKenzie (left), her mother, Dame Kate Harcourt (second from right), and the governor-general, Dame PatsyReddy....
Winkelmann has filled this position six times: when the governors-general PatsyReddy and Cindy Kiro were overseas and during the interregnum between the two...
2016 until 28 September 2016 between the terms of Mateparae and Dame PatsyReddy, and at other times when the governor-general has been unable to act...
Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, approved the appointment of Dame PatsyReddy as the next Governor-General of New Zealand, for a five-year term starting...
Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ (2011–2016) The Rt Hon. Dame PatsyReddy GNZM CVO QSO DStJ (2016–2021) Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New...
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives 31 January 2013 Dame PatsyReddy Former Governor-General 28 September 2016 Sir Bill English Former Prime...
December 2016 – 26 October 2017 Monarch Elizabeth II Governor-General PatsyReddy Deputy Paula Bennett Preceded by John Key Succeeded by Jacinda Ardern...
(KNZM). He received his knighthood from New Zealand Governor General PatsyReddy in March 2017, who flew to Niue for the ceremony. New Zealand Post marked...
was given royal assent three days later by the governor-general, Dame PatsyReddy, at Maungapōhatu. Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin and Craig Wallace Mihaia:...
million 2016 Laid down 13 August 2018 Launched 24 April 2019 Sponsored by PatsyReddy Christened 25 October 2019 Commissioned 29 July 2020 Homeport New Plymouth...
Premier of Niue Incumbent Assumed office 11 June 2020 Governor-General PatsyReddy Cindy Kiro Preceded by Toke Talagi Minister for Natural Resources In...
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