Angela_Foulkes

Angela Foulkes

Angela Foulkes

New Zealand trade unionist and government official

Angela June Foulkes ONZM (born 1948) is a trade unionist and government official in New Zealand.[1]

Biography

Foulkes was born in England and emigrated to New Zealand in 1973. She worked for ANZ Bank from 1973 to 1988, where she was a member of the negotiating team that won maternity leave for bank officers.[2] She also held the position of president of the Bank Officers Union from 1982 to 1988. In 1988 she resigned her position at ANZ to become vice-president of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. In 1991 she was appointed secretary of the council.[1]

Foulkes has also served on the board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and as chair of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's Advisory Panel.[3][4] She has been a member of the government's Remuneration Authority.[5]

Honours and awards

In 1993, Foulkes was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.[6] In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the trade union movement and employment relations.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Foulkes, Angela, 1948–". Foulkes, Angela, 1948– | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1948. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "New Zealand's Women in Power: Where are they now?". Stuff. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Reappointment/appointment to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board – 2007-go6588 – New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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    "Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Advisory Panel members appointe". The Beehive. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Wintringham reappointed to Remuneration Authority". NZ Herald. 20 June 2007. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. [6]
    "New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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