Jennifer Norah Kirk MNZM (18 February 1945 – 30 September 2021) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
[2] She represented the Birkenhead electorate[3] from the 1987 election; when she defeated the National candidate for the seat, Barry Gustafson, after Jim McLay retired.
She was the chairperson of Labour's caucus health committee where she was an advocate of continued state involvement in healthcare, particularly to assist poor people.
[6] Kirk was instrumental in the construction of the Northern Busway which connects the North Shore to central Auckland after securing funding from Mark Gosche the Minister of Transport.
[8] In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local-body and community affairs.