Jenny Shipley

Personal details

Full Name:

Jennifer Mary Shipley

Prime Minister:

8 Dec 1997–5 Dec 1999

Age on becoming Prime Minister:

45

Electorate:

Rakaia

Political Party:

National

Biography

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand’s first woman PM, Jenny Shipley came to power in 1997 after staging a carefully planned coup against Jim Bolger.

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Main image: Jenny Shipley

Standing portrait of Jennifer (Jenny) Shipley, 27 March 1993.