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Jenny Shipley

1952 - Today

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Dame Jennifer Mary Shipley (née Robson; born 4 February 1952) is a New Zealand former politician who served as the 36th prime minister of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. She was the first female prime minister of New Zealand, and the first woman to lead the National Party. Shipley was born in Gore, Southland. She grew up in rural Canterbury, and attended Marlborough Girls' College and the Christchurch College of Education. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jenny Shipley is the 15,858th most popular politician (up from 16,804th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 89th in 2019) and the 15th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jenny Shipley ranks 15,858 out of 19,576. Before her are Andrea Casiraghi, Shaukat Aziz, James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Laila Freivalds, and Marco Maciel. After her are Bonfoh Abass, Donald Regan, Jean-Max Bellerive, Ichikawa Fusae, Jeremiah S. Black, and Rose Christiane Raponda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jenny Shipley ranks 471. Before her are Mary Badham, Norbert Walter-Borjans, Modibo Sidibé, Sybil Danning, Brian Gottfried, and Caroline Aaron. After her are Päivi Meriluoto, Rosario Livatino, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Arie Schans, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Teitur Thordarson.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jenny Shipley ranks 79 out of 303. Before her are Jacinda Ardern (1980), Hugh Walpole (1884), Walter Buller (1838), Lee Tamahori (1950), Jonah Lomu (1975), and Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null). After her are John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), Peter O'Leary (1972), John Nicholson (1941), and David Lange (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Jenny Shipley ranks 15. Before her are George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), and Jacinda Ardern (1980). After her are John Gorton (1911), David Lange (1942), Juliet Mitchell (1940), Christopher Luxon (1970), Mike Moore (1949), and Bill English (1961).

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