| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Wiremu Katene | |
| Order: | Minister without portfolio |
| Primeminister: | George Waterhouse Sir William Fox Sir Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen |
| Term Start: | Nov 1872 |
| Term End: | Feb 1876 |
| Party: | None |
| Relatives: | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (great-great-great-great-granddaughter) |
Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician.
In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from to 1875, and again in .[1]
He died on 1 November 1895.[2]
. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 118.