One of the few women to become prime minister of New Zealand, Clark, 55, is pushing to grow a resurgent economy alongside neighboring Asian tigers. "We have left behind our sleepy past to become an open and dynamic economy, experiencing among the fastest growth and the lowest unemployment in the developed world," Clark recently said. New Zealand's GDP grew 4.8% in 2004, unemployment is 3.9% and the government has a budget surplus. Clark is also New Zealand's minister for arts, culture and heritage, where she is usually found touting the success of Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was filmed in New Zealand.