Angela Foulkes

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

Biography 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. 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. She has been a member of the government's Remuneration Authority.

Honours and awards In 1993, Foulkes was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. 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.