Thea Muldoon

Dame Thea Dale Muldoon (née Flyger, 13 March 1927 – 24 February 2015) was the wife of Robert Muldoon, who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. She was also known for her community service. Early life and family Born at Pukemiro near Huntly in 1927, Thea Dale Flyger was the second child of Annie Eveleen (née Rainbow) and Stanley Arthur Flyger, an engineer, surveyor and builder. She was educated at Belmont Primary School and Takapuna Grammar School on Auckland's North Shore. Raised as an Anglican, she had a strict upbringing and taught Sunday School at St Michael's Church in Bayswater. After leaving school, she worked at a public accounting firm and took night classes in accountancy at Seddon Memorial Technical College. She later worked at Holeproof Ltd in the costing office. Junior National Party and marriage