Dame Patsy Reddy
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Dame Patsy Reddy is a New Zealand lawyer and company director who served as the country’s 21st Governor-General.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dame Patsy Reddy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8216407 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dame Patsy Reddy Context triple: [Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa, officeHoldersInclude, Dame Patsy Reddy]
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A.
Dame Ann Dowling
Dame Ann Dowling is a prominent British mechanical engineer and academic leader known for her pioneering research in acoustics and aeronautics and for serving as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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B.
Dame Kay Davies
Dame Kay Davies is a British geneticist renowned for her pioneering research on the molecular basis of neuromuscular and neurological disorders, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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C.
Dame Rachel de Souza
Dame Rachel de Souza is an English educational leader and public official who serves as the Children’s Commissioner for England, advocating for the rights and welfare of children and young people.
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D.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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E.
Patricia Spence
Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dame Patsy Reddy Target entity description: Dame Patsy Reddy is a New Zealand lawyer and company director who served as the country’s 21st Governor-General.
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A.
Dame Ann Dowling
Dame Ann Dowling is a prominent British mechanical engineer and academic leader known for her pioneering research in acoustics and aeronautics and for serving as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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B.
Dame Kay Davies
Dame Kay Davies is a British geneticist renowned for her pioneering research on the molecular basis of neuromuscular and neurological disorders, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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C.
Dame Rachel de Souza
Dame Rachel de Souza is an English educational leader and public official who serves as the Children’s Commissioner for England, advocating for the rights and welfare of children and young people.
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D.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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E.
Patricia Spence
Patricia Spence was the second wife of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor-General of New Zealand
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company director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Laws
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Master of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1954-05-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Matamata, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Film Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2011 Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Transport Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ SkyCity Entertainment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chancellorOf |
New Zealand Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coLedReviewOf | New Zealand intelligence and security agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coLedReviewWith | Sir Michael Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Victoria University of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commercial law
ⓘ
corporate governance ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour |
Companion of the Queen’s Service Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Dame of Justice of the Order of St John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Patricia Lee Reddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the third woman to serve as Governor-General of New Zealand
ⓘ
leadership in public service and corporate governance in New Zealand ⓘ |
| occupation |
company director
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lawyer ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 21st Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sir Jerry Mateparae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | official coat of arms as Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| residenceDuringTerm | Government House, Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sir David Gascoigne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Dame Cindy Kiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 2021-09-28 ⓘ |
| termStart | 2016-09-28 ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Simpson Grierson
NERFINISHED
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Victoria University of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Dame Patsy Reddy Description of subject: Dame Patsy Reddy is a New Zealand lawyer and company director who served as the country’s 21st Governor-General.
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