Fran Wilde

The Honourable Dame Fran Wilde DNZM QSO
Wilde in 2017
5th Chairperson of the Wellington Regional Council
In office 30 October 2007 – 30 June 2015
Preceded by	Ian Buchanan
Succeeded by	Chris Laidlaw
31st Mayor of Wellington
In office 28 October 1992 – 28 October 1995
Deputy	David Watt
Preceded by	Jim Belich
Succeeded by	Mark Blumsky
28th Minister of Tourism
In office 24 August 1989 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore
Preceded by	Jonathan Hunt
Succeeded by	John Banks
2nd Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control
In office 24 August 1989 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore
Preceded by	Russell Marshall
Succeeded by	Doug Graham
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Central
In office 28 November 1981 – 10 October 1992
Preceded by	Ken Comber
Succeeded by	Chris Laidlaw
Personal details
Born	Frances Helen Kitching (1948-11-11) 11 November 1948 (age 75) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Victoria University

Dame Frances Helen Wilde DNZM QSO (née Kitching, born 11 November 1948) is a New Zealand politician, and former Wellington Labour member of parliament, Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015, and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.