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Kōrero: Wairarapa region

Georgina Beyer

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Georgina Beyer

Georgina Beyer was elected mayor of Carterton in 1995, the first transgender woman in the world to hold mayoral office. In 1999 she achieved another world first when she became a member of Parliament (for Wairarapa).

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Carterton District Council

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Boundaries and identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12060/georgina-beyer (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Danielle Selman Julian
28 April 2021
Please change the word "transsexual" to "Trans woman" or Transgender" as the term you are using is outdated.