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