Eruera Tirikatene
New Zealand Māori politician
Died when: 72 years 6 days (864 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Sir Eruera Tihema Te Aika Tirikatene KCMG (5 January 1895 – 11 January 1967) was a New Zealand Maori politician of the Ngai Tahu tribe.
Known in early life as Edward James Te Aika Tregerthen, he was the first Ratana Member of Parliament and was elected in a by-election for Southern Maori in June 1932 after the death of Tuiti Makitanara.
He remained the MP until his death in 1967, when his daughter Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan succeeded to the seat, also in a by-election.
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