Joan Bolger

Joan Bolger
Bolger in 2018
Spouse of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
In role
2 November 1990 – 8 December 1997
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Preceded byYvonne Moore
Succeeded byBurton Shipley
Personal details
BornJoan Maureen Riddell
1942 (age 83–84)
Spouse
(m. 1963; died 2025)
Children9
Known for
  • Community service
  • wife of prime minister
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Joan Maureen Bolger CNZM (née Riddell; born 1942) is a New Zealand community leader. She is the widow of Jim Bolger, who served as the prime minister of New Zealand between 1990 and 1997.