Wi Katene
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Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician.
In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from Template:NZ election link year to 1875, and again in Template:By-election link year.[1]
He died on 1 November 1895.[2] The politician Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is a descendant.[3]
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- Te Ara biography of Wiremu Parata appointed to the Executive Council a month after Katene
- Wiremu Katene's biography on the Victoria University NZETC website
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- 1895 deaths
- New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians