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Clare Frances de Lore, Lady McKinnon (born 1960) is a New Zealand journalist.
De Lore grew up in
Clare Frances de Lore, Lady McKinnon (born 1960) is a New Zealand journalist.
De Lore grew up in Riccarton Riccarton may refer to:
New Zealand
* Riccarton, New Zealand
Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.
History
On 12 April 1840, ...
in Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ĺtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River ...
, and attended St Teresa's School and Villa Maria College
Villa Maria College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1960 by the Felician Sisters.
History
The college was initially a teacher-training center for sisters in the education apostolate and was establis ...
. After completing a journalism course, she worked at Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand ( mi, Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa), commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, is a New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news and cu ...
and in the State Services Commission. She is the author of ''Every Kitchen Tells a Story'', a book of interviews of mainly women about their kitchens. From 2010, de Lore has been Rwanda's Honorary Consul General to New Zealand, and is an International Ambassador for Hope and Homes for Children, a charity working in 13 countries in eastern Europe and Africa.
De Lore married New Zealand politician Don McKinnon
Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth ...
in 1995, and they have one son.
References
1960 births Living people New Zealand women journalists People educated at Villa Maria College, Christchurch People from Christchurch {{NewZealand-journalist-stub