Anne Fraser Explained

Anne Collins
Constituency Mp:East Cape
Parliament:New Zealand
Term Start:1984
Term End:1990
Predecessor:Duncan MacIntyre
Successor:Tony Ryall
Birth Name:Lowson Anne Collins
Birth Date:20 July 1951
Birth Place:Napier, New Zealand
Party:Labour
Children:2

Lowson Anne Collins, Lady Cullen (formerly Fraser; born 20 July 1951) is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Early life and family

Collins was born in Napier on 20 July 1951, the daughter of Lowson and Brian Collins.[1] She was educated at Napier Girls' High School, and went on to study at Massey University, graduating BEd in 1982.[1] Following her first marriage she was known as Anne Fraser.

Parliamentary career

She represented the electorate of East Cape in Parliament from, after winning it subsequent to the retirement of the previous representative, Duncan MacIntyre of the National Party. She held the seat at the subsequent by less than 240 votes, and in 1989, her name officially reverted to her maiden name Anne Collins after she had separated from her husband.[2] She retired from Parliament in 1990. The same year, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal,[1] and in 1993 she received the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.[3]

She was married to former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Michael Cullen until his death in 2021.[4] [5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 103.
  2. Web site: Collins, Anne. New Zealand Herald. 17 June 1989. 5. 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients . 26 July 2018 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 12 July 2019.
  4. News: A parliamentarian without parallel. The New Zealand Herald. 8 April 2009. Audrey. Young.
  5. News: Labour's Sir Michael Cullen dies at 76 after battle with lung cancer . The New Zealand Herald. 20 August 2021.