Who was the first female prime minister of nz?

Answer 1

The first woman MP was Elizabeth McCombs elected in 1933, 40 years after women first got the vote in New Zealand. She was elected to represent the Lyttleton electorate in a bye-election after her husband James McCombs the previous MP died while in office. Unfortunately she died herself only 2 years later in 1935. She was a great advocate for women's rights in New Zealand.

Answer 2

Jenny Shipley was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of New Zealand, occupying the office from December 8th 1997 until December 5th 1999. Like many first-time female leaders around the world, Shipley did not come to power through a national election - in 1997 she challenged sitting Prime Minister Jim Bolger for the leadership of the National Party. Rather than face a ballot, Bolger resigned, and thus Shipley replaced him as both leader of the centre-right National Party and as Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Helen Clark was the first woman to become Prime Minister as the result of a general election. She led the centre-left Labour Party into the 1999 election, defeating Shipley's government on a 7% swing and replacing her as Prim Minister on December 5th 1999.

Answer 3

Elizabeth Reid McCombs was the first new zealand female mp in 1933.

Answer 4

The first woman prime minister (New Zealand's leader is a prime minister, rather than a president) was Jenny Shipley; she took office in 1997.

Answer 5

Elizabeth McCombs became New Zealand's first female member of parliament when she won the Lyttleton by-election for the Labour Party on the 13th of september, 1933.

Answer 6

Jenny Shipley

Answer 7

Jenny Shipley

Answer 8

Dame Cath Tizard.