Hon Robyn McDonald is a former New Zealand politician.

Member of Parliament

She was an member of parliament from 1996 to 1999, representing the

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party. She was first elected to

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in the 1996 election as a

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, and was appointed as Minister of Consumer Affairs and Minister for Senior Citizens. When New Zealand First splintered, she was one of the MPs who remained with the party core.

Later career

In the 1999 election, however, she was ranked in 20th place on the New Zealand First

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, and was not returned to Parliament.Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties
''1999 General Election – Official Results and Statistics'', Chief Electoral Office, New Zealand Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 28 January 2010. Later, McDonald was appointed to a position in Development Wainuiomata, an organisation promoting economic and population growth in the

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area. She is now working as National Chief Executive for the RNZSPCA and is known as Robyn Kippenberger.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Robyn Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand First MPs Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand list MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election