Kahurangi (Dame) Cindy Kiro | |
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Kiro in 2021 | |
| 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Dame Patsy Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alcyion Cynthia Kiro 1958 (age 67–68) Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland Massey University European University Institute |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public health |
| Thesis | Kimihia Hauora Māori = Māori Health Policy and Practice (2001) |
| Academic advisors | Michael Belgrave Chris Cunningham |
Kahurangi (Dame) Alcyion Cynthia Kiro GNZM QSO (born 1958) is a New Zealand public health academic, administrator, and activist. She is the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman, the third person of Māori descent, and the fourth woman to hold the office.
Kiro studied at Massey University where she completed a PhD in 2001.