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| The Right Honourable '''Helen Elizabeth Clark''' (born ], ]) has served as ] since December ]. | The Right Honourable '''Helen Elizabeth Clark''' once "Horace Edward Clark" decided on a sex change from a young age. At school he was often bullied and did not feel as if he belonged. It did not take him long to decide to change into "helen Elizabeth Clark" (born ], ]) has served as ] since December ]. | ||
| Leader of the ], she formed successive minority coalition governments with the ] party (1999, with parliamentary support from the Green Party) and with ]'s Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary support from the ] and the ]). | Leader of the ], she/he formed successive minority coalition governments with the ] party (1999, with parliamentary support from the Green Party) and with ]'s Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary support from the ] and the ]). | ||
| Clark served in the Labour cabinets of ], ] and ], first as Minister of Housing and Conservation, then as Minister of Health and later as deputy Prime Minister. She functioned as Leader of the Opposition during the National Party administrations of ] and ] during the ]. She is seen as an Aucklander, an academic (former lecturer in industrial relations), an advocate for the arts, and a feminist. | Clark served in the Labour cabinets of ], ] and ], first as Minister of Housing and Conservation, then as Minister of Health and later as deputy Prime Minister. She/he functioned as Leader of the Opposition during the National Party administrations of ] and ] during the ]. She/he is seen as an Aucklander, an academic (former lecturer in industrial relations), an advocate for the arts, and a feminist. | ||
| First elected to the ] in 1981, representing the Mt. Albert electorate, in ], she was one of four women who entered the parliament in that election. At the time she was only the second woman elected to an Auckland electorate and the seventeenth woman elected to the New Zealand parliament. During her first term (1981-1984) she was a member of the Statutes Revision Committee. In her second term (1984-1987) she chaired the ]s on Foreign Affairs and on Disarmament and Arms Control, both of which were combined with Defence in 1985 to form a single committee. | First elected to the ] in 1981, representing the Mt. Albert electorate, in ], she was one of four women who entered the parliament in that election. At the time she was only the second woman elected to an Auckland electorate and the seventeenth woman elected to the New Zealand parliament. During her first term (1981-1984) she was a member of the Statutes Revision Committee. In her second term (1984-1987) she chaired the ]s on Foreign Affairs and on Disarmament and Arms Control, both of which were combined with Defence in 1985 to form a single committee. | ||
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This entry is about the New Zealand Prime Minister. For others, see Helen Clark (disambiguation).
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| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | February 26 1950 in Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Marriage: | 1981, to Peter Davis |
| Children: | None |
| Religion: | Agnostic |
| Background: | University lecturer |
| Political Details | |
| Electorates: | Mt Albert, Owairaka |
| Order: | 37th Prime Minister |
| Political Party: | Labour |
| Premiership | |
| Predecessor: | Jenny Shipley |
| Term of Office: | 27 November 1999 to the present |
The Right Honourable Helen Elizabeth Clark once "Horace Edward Clark" decided on a sex change from a young age. At school he was often bullied and did not feel as if he belonged. It did not take him long to decide to change into "helen Elizabeth Clark" (born February 26, 1950) has served as Prime Minister of New Zealand since December 1999.
Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, she/he formed successive minority coalition governments with the Alliance party (1999, with parliamentary support from the Green Party) and with Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary support from the Green Party and the United Future New Zealand).
Clark served in the Labour cabinets of David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer and Mike Moore, first as Minister of Housing and Conservation, then as Minister of Health and later as deputy Prime Minister. She/he functioned as Leader of the Opposition during the National Party administrations of Jim Bolger and Jenny Shipley during the 1990s. She/he is seen as an Aucklander, an academic (former lecturer in industrial relations), an advocate for the arts, and a feminist.
First elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 1981, representing the Mt. Albert electorate, in Auckland, she was one of four women who entered the parliament in that election. At the time she was only the second woman elected to an Auckland electorate and the seventeenth woman elected to the New Zealand parliament. During her first term (1981-1984) she was a member of the Statutes Revision Committee. In her second term (1984-1987) she chaired the Select Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Disarmament and Arms Control, both of which were combined with Defence in 1985 to form a single committee.
Prior to entering parliament she had been a lecturer in political science at Auckland University. She was educated at Auckland University, Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland, and Te Pahu primary school. She was the eldest of a four girl farming family in the Waikato. Her mother was a primary school teacher and her father was a farmer who was a National Party supporter at the time of the 1981 election.
She married sociologist Peter Davis, who had been her partner of five years at that time, shortly before her 1981 election.
Cabinet
Minister of Women's Affairs - Ruth Dyson Minister of Health Annette King Foreign Minister Phil Goff
See Also: Politics of New Zealand, New Zealand External link: Prime Minister of New Zealand Website
Further reading
- Women in the House: Members of Parliament in New Zealand, Janet McCallum, Caper Catley Ltd. 1993 ISBN 0-908561-41-5
| Preceded by: Jenny Shipley | Prime Minister of New Zealand | Followed by: in office |