Paul Reeves
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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Sir Paul Alfred Reeves ONZ GCMG GCVO QSO CF KStJ ChStJ |
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| Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology | |
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In office 1 January 2000 – 13 August 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | John Maasland |
| 15th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 22 November 1985 – 20 November 1990 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
David Lange (1985–1989) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–1990) Mike Moore (1990) |
| Preceded by | Sir David Beattie |
| Succeeded by | Dame Catherine Tizard |
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| Born |
6 December 1932 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 14 August 2011 (aged 78) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Beverley Watkins |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Anglican Bishop |
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves ONZ GCMG GCVO QSO CF KStJ ChStJ (6 December 1932 – 14 August 2011) was a clergyman and civil servant, serving as Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990. He was the first Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology.
Reeves was born in Wellington in 1932, the son of D'arcy Reeves by his marriage to Hilda Pirihira, who had moved from Waikawa to Newtown, a working-class suburb of Wellington. Hilda was of Māori descent, of the Te Āti Awa iwi; D'arcy was pakeha and a tram driver; he died in 1950 aged 52.
Reeves was educated at Wellington College and at Victoria College, University of New Zealand (now the Victoria University of Wellington), where he graduated BA in 1955 and MA in 1956. He went on to study for ordination as a priest of the Anglican Church of New Zealand at St John's College, Auckland, receiving his Licentiate in Theology in 1958.
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