Catherine Tizard

The Honourable Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ
16th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office 13 December 1990 – 21 March 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jim Bolger
Preceded by	Sir Paul Reeves
Succeeded by	Sir Michael Hardie Boys
35th Mayor of Auckland City
In office 26 October 1983 – 28 September 1990
Deputy	John Strevens (1983–86) Harold Goodman (1986–88) Phil Warren (1988–90)
Preceded by	Colin Kay
Succeeded by	Les Mills
Personal details
Born	Catherine Anne Maclean (1931-04-04)4 April 1931 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	31 October 2021(2021-10-31) (aged 90) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Bob Tizard ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1980)​
Children	4; including Judith
Alma mater	University of Auckland

Dame Catherine Anne Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ (née Maclean; 4 April 1931 – 31 October 2021) was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th governor-general of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first woman to hold either office.