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Jeanette Fitzsimons
New Zealand politician and environmentalist (1945–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeanette Mary Fitzsimons CNZM (née Gaston; 17 January 1945 – 5 March 2020) was a New Zealand politician and environmentalist.[1] She was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 1995 to 2009, and was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2010.[2]
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Jeanette Fitzsimons | |
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1st Co-leader of the Green Party | |
In office 21 May 1995 – 30 May 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Metiria Turei |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party list | |
In office 27 July 2002 – 11 February 2010 | |
Succeeded by | Gareth Hughes[n 1] |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Coromandel | |
In office 27 November 1999 – 27 July 2002 | |
Preceded by | Murray McLean |
Succeeded by | Sandra Goudie |
Majority | 250 (0.73%) |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Alliance party list | |
In office 12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeanette Mary Gaston (1945-01-17)17 January 1945 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Died | 5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 75) Thames, New Zealand |
Political party | Green Party Alliance Values Party |
Spouses | 1. Bevin Fitzsimons
(m. 1966; div. 1986)2. Harry Parke (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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