Ruth Kirk

Dame Ruth Kirk DBE
Kirk in 1969
Spouse of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
In role 8 December 1972 – 31 August 1974
Preceded by	Margaret Marshall
Succeeded by	Glen Rowling
Personal details
Born	Lucy Ruth Miller (1922-04-28)28 April 1922 Taumarunui, New Zealand
Died	20 March 2000(2000-03-20) (aged 77) Christchurch, New Zealand
Spouse	Norman Kirk ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1974)​
Children	5, including John Kirk

Dame Lucy Ruth Kirk DBE (née Miller, 28 April 1922 – 20 March 2000) was a New Zealand prominent anti-abortion campaigner. Her husband was New Zealand's 29th Prime Minister, Norman Kirk.