POLITICIAN

John Key

1961 - Today

Photo of John Key

Icon of person John Key

Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016. Following his father's death when he was eight, Key was raised by his single mother in a state-house in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr. He attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in 1995, a position he would hold for six years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Key is the 12,645th most popular politician (up from 15,752nd in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 66th in 2019) and the 10th most popular New Zealander Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of John Key by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Key ranks 12,645 out of 19,576. Before him are Liu Zhiyuan, Jan Olszewski, Pedro Carmona, Orio Mastropiero, Lorenzo Celsi, and Mohammad Ali Khan Zand. After him are Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Mangrai, Tiye, Federico Chávez, John II, Duke of Cleves, and Marduk-zakir-shumi I.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, John Key ranks 166. Before him are Alexander Payne, Eva Illouz, The Godfather, Uhuru Kenyatta, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Rodrigo Chaves Robles. After him are Christopher Atkins, Vladimir Potanin, Alexander Bard, Oh Se-hoon, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and Vince Neil.

Others Born in 1961

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 47 out of 303. Before him are George Forbes (1869), Harry Kerr (1879), Wynton Rufer (1962), Andrew Niccol (1964), Cliff Curtis (1968), and Temuera Morrison (1960). After him are Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Keith Urban (1967), Peter Snell (1938), Manu Bennett (1969), Roy Kerr (1934), and Gary Thain (1948).

Others born in New Zealand

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, John Key ranks 10. Before him are Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Bill Pickering (1910), Helen Clark (1950), Tūheitia Paki (1955), and George Forbes (1869). After him are Silvia Cartwright (1943), Jean Batten (1909), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Jenny Shipley (1952), and John Gorton (1911).

New Zealander born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous