Patsy Reddy

The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM CVO QSO DStJ
Official portrait, 2017
21st Governor-General of New Zealand
In office 28 September 2016 – 28 September 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Key Bill English Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Sir Jerry Mateparae
Succeeded by	Dame Cindy Kiro
Personal details
Born	Patricia Lee Reddy (1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 69) Matamata, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Geoff Harley ​ (div. 1988)​ Sir David Gascoigne ​ (m. 2016)​
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington
Profession	Lawyer

Dame Patricia Lee Reddy GNZM CVO QSO DStJ (born 17 May 1954) is a New Zealand lawyer and businesswoman who served as the 21st governor-general of New Zealand from 2016 to 2021.

Before becoming governor-general, Reddy was a partner of a law firm, headed a major review of intelligence agencies, held multiple directorships, chaired the New Zealand Film Commission and worked as a chief negotiator on Treaty of Waitangi settlements. Prime Minister John Key advised the Queen to appoint Reddy to succeed Sir Jerry Mateparae as the Queen's representative, and Reddy was sworn in for a five-year term on 28 September 2016.