Marie Wirihana
Dame Marie Wirihana | |
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| Governor of the Gallambrian Adlantic Ocean Territories | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2019 | |
| Monarch | Albert II |
| Prime Minister | Nadia Burnett |
| Lieutenant | Kenneth Street |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1972 Whakaroa, Motutapu |
| Nationality | Gallambrian |
| Spouse | Natana Wirihana (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Aberdeen University (Gallambria) |
Marie Kiri Wirihana, DCGO, KSO, GPSM, PC, FRCS, FRCMA, (née Hariwana, born 10 September 1972), is a Gallambrian doctor who is the twelfth and current Governor of the Gallambrian Adlantic Ocean Territories, serving since 21 March 2019. Before being sworn-in as Governor, Wirihana was the Chief Health Officer of AOT Health from 2011 to 2019.
Career
Wirihana was born in 1972 in Whakaroa. She attended secondary school at St Elizabeth's All Girls High School, graduating in 1990, before studying at Aberdeen University and graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. She started her career as a doctor at Aberdeen Hospital in 1996.
She returned to Motutapu in 2005, where she continued her work in the public health sector at King Edward Hospital, Whakaroa, where she remained until her appointment as Chief Health Officer of the Adlantic Ocean Territories Health Services in 2011.
On 12th August 2019, Prime Minister Nadia Burnett annouced that Wirihana would become the 12th Governor of the Gallambrian Adlantic Ocean Territory.
Titles, styles, and honours
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| Reference style | Her Excellency the Right Honourable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Titles
The Governor's style and title in full is: Her Excellency, The Right Honourable, Dame Marie Wirihana, Dame Commander of the Royal Georgian Order, Companion of the King's Service Order, Dame of Grace of the Veneral Order of the Hospital of St Mary of El-Gannim, Privy Counsellor, Governor of the Gallambrian Adlantic Ocean Territory
Honours and awards
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Dame Commander of the Royal Georgian Order | 2015 |
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2018 | |
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2019 | |
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2012 | |
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King Albert II Coronation Medal | 2013 |
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Voluntary Medical Service Medal | 2011 |
Degrees
- 1996: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Aberdeen University
- 2011: Masters of Public Administration (Health) - Gallambrian National University
Fellowships
- 2006: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 2013: Fellow of the Royal College of Medical Administrators
Honorary appointments
- 2019:
Royal Gallambrian Air Force, Honorary Air Commodore, No. 611 (City of Manaroa) Squadron RGAF - 2019: Royal Gallambrian Air Force, Honorary Air Commodore, No. 613 (City of Te Kuiti) Squadron RGAF
- 2019:
Adventurers, Chief Adventurer of Adventurers Marenesia - 2019: Guides, Chief Guide of Guides Marenesia
- 2019: Order of St Mary, Prior of the Order of St Mary for the Priory of Marenesia
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Governor of the Gallambrian Adlantic Ocean Territory 2019-present |
Incumbent |
| Wurld Organisation of Adventurers and Guides | ||
| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Chief Adventurer of Adventurers Marenesia 2019-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Chief Guide of Guides Marenesia 2019-present |
Incumbent |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Deputy Prior of the Order of St Mary in the Priory of Marenesia 2019-present |
Incumbent |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Honorary Air Commodore No. 611 (City of Manaroa) Squadron RGAF 2019-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Mark Spencer |
Honorary Air Commodore No. 612 (City of Te Kuiti) Squadron RGAF 2019-present |
Incumbent |