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David Lange

1942 - 2005

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David Russell Lange ( LONG-ee; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. A member of the New Zealand Labour Party, Lange was also the minister of Education and the minister of Foreign Affairs alongside his term as prime minister. He was also the attorney-general of New Zealand from 1989 to 1990. Lange was born and brought up in Ōtāhuhu, the son of a physician. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Lange is the 16,250th most popular politician (down from 16,124th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 78th in 2019) and the 17th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Lange ranks 16,250 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto Arosemena, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Ian Millar, Haydée Santamaría, João de Deus Pinheiro, and Arthur Fadden. After him are Danny Faure, James McHenry, Tipper Gore, Adnan Terzić, Gavriil Popov, and Justiniano Borgoño.

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Among people born in 1942, David Lange ranks 587. Before him are Joanna Pettet, Edwin Starr, Douglas Trumbull, Peter Tork, Johnny Rivers, and Custódio Pinto. After him are Asha Parekh, Herbert Gruber, Walter Rodney, Zygfryd Szołtysik, Adrien Houngbédji, and Ute Bock. Among people deceased in 2005, David Lange ranks 305. Before him are Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, Miriam Rothschild, Raoul Bott, Humphrey Carpenter, and Ismail Merchant. After him are Hubert Curien, Leonid Shamkovich, Percy Heath, Faimalaga Luka, Lucky Thompson, and Ruth Hussey.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, David Lange ranks 85 out of 303. Before him are Jenny Shipley (1952), John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), Peter O'Leary (1972), and John Nicholson (1941). After him are Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), Margaret Mahy (1936), and Jack Lovelock (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, David Lange ranks 17. Before him are Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Jenny Shipley (1952), and John Gorton (1911). After him are Juliet Mitchell (1940), Christopher Luxon (1970), Mike Moore (1949), Bill English (1961), Catherine Tizard (1931), and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900).

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