Clare de Lore

Clare Frances de Lore, Lady McKinnon (born 7 November 1959) is a New Zealand journalist.

Clare de Lore
De Lore in 2018
Personal details
Born	Clare Frances de Lore (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959 (age 66) Christchurch, New Zealand
Spouse	Don McKinnon ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	1
Occupation	Journalist

De Lore was born in Christchurch on 7 November 1959, the daughter of Jim and Moya De Lore.^[1] She grew up in Riccarton in Christchurch, and attended St Teresa's School and Villa Maria College.^[2] After completing a journalism course, she worked at Radio New Zealand and in the State Services Commission.^[2] She is the author of Every Kitchen Tells a Story, a book of interviews of mainly women about their kitchens.^[3] From 2010, de Lore has been Rwanda's Honorary Consul General to New Zealand, and is an International Ambassador for Hope and Homes for Children, a charity working in 13 countries in eastern Europe and Africa.^[4]

De Lore married New Zealand politician Don McKinnon in 1995, and they have one son.^[2]