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Paul Reeves

Personal details

Full Name:

Paul Alfred Reeves

Lifetime:

6 Dec 1932 – 14 Aug 2011

Biography

Paul Reeves
Sir Paul Reeves was Archbishop of New Zealand and in 1985 became this country's first Māori governor-general.

Articles

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II became New Zealand's monarch on 6 February 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI Read the full article

Page 2 - Constitutional and public ceremonial roles

The Queen was New Zealand’s head of state. Her title was confirmed by Royal Titles Acts of 1953 and 1974, the latter entitling her ‘Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen

Sir Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (R) and Colonel Thomas W. Wood, United States Air Attaché to the U. S. Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand (L), stand at the South Pole Station on December 3, 1986