Kerry Prendergast
- January 6, 2024
- Midwife
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kerry Prendergast |
| Occupation | Midwife |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 28, 1953(1953-03-28) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Christchurch |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Kerry Prendergast Biography
| Name | Kerry Prendergast |
| Birthday | Mar 28 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Christchurch |
| Birth Country | New Zealand |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Kerry Prendergast is one of the most popular and richest Midwife who was born on March 28, 1953 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast DNZM JP (née Ferrier, born 28 March 1953) was the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010, succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Fran Wilde.
Prendergast was elected mayor in 2001 and re-elected in 2004 and 2007. During her time as Mayor, Prendergast instigated the policy of making Wellington the “Creative Capital”. She has endorsed changing the Flag of New Zealand.
Prendergast is married and has two daughters. Her son, Andrew, was killed on 31 March 2011 in a riding accident. Married to Rex Nicholls
In the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Prendergast was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local-body affairs, and in the 2019 New Year Honours, she was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance and the community.
In the 1999 general election Prendergast stood as a National list candidate, ranked 30th on the party’s list. However, the National Party did not gain enough of the party vote for Prendergast to enter Parliament. She considered running again at the 2002 election, but in 2001 Mark Blumsky announced his intention not to run for the mayoralty again, and endorsed Prendergast’s mayoralty candidacy.
Kerry Prendergast Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Midwife |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kerry Prendergast is one of the richest Midwife from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kerry Prendergast 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Prendergast was born in Christchurch but grew up in Tawa, attending Tawa College (1966–69), where she was captain of the college netball team. She qualified as a registered nurse and then trained as a midwife and was later awarded the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Long Service Award in 1991. She has also been a voluntary grief counsellor. She holds a MBA degree from Victoria University of Wellington.
Prendergast started her political life as a Tawa Borough councillor in 1986. In 1989 she was elected to Wellington City Council and was re-elected every three years until 2010. In 1995 Prendergast became Deputy Mayor to Mark Blumsky.
In the 2010 Wellington City mayoral election, Prendergast was challenged by Green Party city councillor Celia Wade-Brown for the Wellington mayoralty. After the counting of special votes, Wade-Brown was declared the winner by a 176-vote margin, ending nearly a decade of Prendergast’s mayoralty.
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Kerry Ranked on the list of most popular Midwife. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Kerry Prendergast celebrates birthday on March 28 of every year.