Thea Muldoon

Dame Thea Dale Muldoon, Lady 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.

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.

Honours Her husband was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1984 New Year Honours, and she was thus styled Lady Muldoon. She was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1986 New Year Honours. In the 1993 New Year Honours, a few months after her husband's death, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.

Later life After her husband's death, Muldoon continued to contribute to community affairs. She served as patron of the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, Hospice New Zealand, and the Auckland Lily Society, and founding patron of Hospice North Shore.

Muldoon died in Auckland on 24 February 2015, aged 87.