Robyn McDonald
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Hon Robyn Kippenberger (formerly known as Robyn McDonald) is a former New Zealand politician.
Member of Parliament
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She was a member of parliament from 1996 to 1999, representing the New Zealand First party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 election as a list MP,[http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054410/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |date=8 February 2013 }}, 1996 General Election – Official Results and Statistics, Chief Electoral Office, New Zealand Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 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, she was ranked in 20th place on the New Zealand First party list, and was not returned to Parliament.[http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partIII_1.html 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 Wainuiomata area. She more recently worked as the National Chief Executive for the RNZSPCA and is known as Robyn Kippenberger.
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