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Geoffrey Palmer

1942 - Today

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Sir Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer (born 21 April 1942) is a New Zealand lawyer and former politician who was a member of Parliament from 1979 to 1990. He served as the 33rd prime minister of New Zealand for a little over a year, from August 1989 until September 1990, leading the Fourth Labour Government. As minister of justice from 1984 to 1989, Palmer was responsible for considerable reforms of the country's legal and constitutional framework, such as the creation of the Constitution Act 1986, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Imperial Laws Application Act 1988, and the State Sector Act 1988. He served as president of the New Zealand Law Commission, from 2005 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey Palmer is the 9,045th most popular politician (up from 17,596th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 126th in 2019) and the 5th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 9,045 out of 19,576. Before him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Stanisław Kania, Nizamuddin Auliya, Liu Yongfu, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Rogvolod. After him are Lucius Licinius Sura, John Blair Jr., Prospero Colonna, Adur Narseh, Thongsing Thammavong, and Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 216. Before him are Henri Pescarolo, Al Matthews, Frank Zane, Anatoly Berezovoy, Anatoli Bugorski, and Billy Connolly. After him are Janko Prunk, Stefanie Powers, Vyacheslav Zudov, Ana Blandiana, Ian Callaghan, and Daniel Revenu.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 29 out of 303. Before him are Martin Campbell (1943), Karl Urban (1972), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), John Money (1921), John Dew (1948), and Nancy Wake (1912). After him are Bill Pickering (1910), Clive Revill (1930), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), Alan Dale (1947), and Marton Csokas (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 5. Before him are Patsy Reddy (1954), Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), and Te Atairangikaahu (1931). After him are Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), George Forbes (1869), John Key (1961), Silvia Cartwright (1943), and Jean Batten (1909).

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