Dame Jenny Shipley became New Zealand's first female prime minister in 1997.
Dame Jenny Shipley. Life and Influences 10:06am Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski
Since leaving Parliament in 2002 she has chaired a number of boards including Genesis Energy and the China Construction Bank. In this, the latest in our occasional series Influential Kiwis talk about the Influences.
Dame Jenny shares her memories of everyone from her Presbyterian minister father, Len Robson, to Margaret Thatcher.
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