A Gentle Radical: The Life Of Jeanette Fitzsimons by Gareth Hughes

Major biography of Jeanette Fitzsimons, hugely influential leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Jeanette Fitzsimons was a visionary, a pioneer and a radical. This is the story of someone who battles National and Labour's lock on parliament and had the courage to challenge political sacred cows. She was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 1995 to 2009, and a member of parliament from 1996 to 2010. Highly regarded by all, she was the first (and, until recently, the only) Green MP to win an electorate seat. She died very suddenly and unexpectedly in 2020. Fitzsimons is a unique figure in our political history yet someone whose personal story is still unknown. How did a girl from a conservative rural family get to the front lines of radical political thought and then into the front benches of Parliament?

Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Year:	2022
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781988547831
Condition:	Very Good

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SKU: 1593881
Location: NZ Politics