Elizabeth Margaret Bang

Elizabeth Margaret Bang (née Ewart; born 1942) is a New Zealand nurse and chief executive. She was the chief executive officer of Hospice Waikato for ten years, and president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, and is a life member of both organisations. In 2003, Bang was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women and the community. In 2018, she was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health, women and the community.

Career

Bang trained and worked as a nurse. She attended the University of Otago, where she earned a PhD.

Bang has been a board member and vice president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, and from 2008 until 2012 she served as president. Bang served on the Waikato Institute of Technology Ethics Committee from 2016, and was chairperson.

Honours and awards In the 2003 New Year Honours, Bang was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women and the community. In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health, women and the community. Bang was made a life member of the National Council of Women of New Zealand in 2014, and is also a life member of Hospice Waikato.