Dame Frances Helen Wilde 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.
Wilde in 2017
Fran Wilde Walk, the accessway to Sky Stadium
Minister of Tourism (New Zealand)
The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of Tourism New Zealand. The current Minister of Tourism is Matt Doocey.
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