Helen Clark was elected Prime Minister of New Zealand on 27 November 1999. Her rise to the top of New Zealand politrix is the culmination of almost thirty years of involvement with the Labour Party, and the latest chapter in a remarkable story which began in New Zealand’s provincial, conservative heartland.
Helen Clark was born in 1950, in Hamilton, and spent her first twelve years on the family sheep and cattle farm to the west of the city. She is the oldest of four girls. Helen attended Te Pahu Primary School.... To find out more on PM's of NZ CLICK HERE
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Don Brash
Dr Don Brash, 63, is widely respected internationally after 14 years as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. After studying at the University of Canterbury, he gained a PhD in Economics at Australian National University in 1966. He was an economist at the World Bank for five years, general manager of Broadbank Corporation for ten years...
The first Premier of New Zealand was 'Henry Sewell' who was appointed to the role on the 14th of June 1856.
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