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Keith Holyoake

1904 - 1983

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Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake (11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 26th prime minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also as the 13th governor-general of New Zealand, serving from 1977 to 1980. He is the only New Zealand politician to have held both positions. Holyoake was born near Pahiatua in the Wairarapa. He left formal education at the age of 12 to help on the family farm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Holyoake is the 17,728th most popular politician (down from 17,302nd in 2024), the 129th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 115th in 2019) and the 26th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among people born in 1904, Keith Holyoake ranks 348. Before him are Silvio Pietroboni, Blind Boy Fuller, Ivor Montagu, Alma Bennett, Tom Conway, and Mike Bookie. After him are Selwyn Lloyd, Hilda James, Virginia Brown Faire, Milburn Stone, Patrick Kavanagh, and Charles R. Drew. Among people deceased in 1983, Keith Holyoake ranks 270. Before him are Terence Cooke, John Le Mesurier, Rezső Somlai, Vic Lindquist, Harold Stephen Black, and Alexei Guryshev. After him are William Demarest, Elisabeth Lutyens, Mona Mahmudnizhad, Billy Fury, Ruby Myers, and Alice White.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Keith Holyoake ranks 129 out of 303. Before him are Onny Parun (1947), Mark Hunt (1974), Alexander Aitken (1895), Joseph Parker (1992), Andrew Dominik (1967), and Trevor Coker (1949). After him are Tim Bevan (1957), Peter Arnett (1934), Winston Peters (1945), Dakota Kai (1988), Paul MacDonald (1960), and Callan Mulvey (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Keith Holyoake ranks 26. Before him are Mike Moore (1949), Bill English (1961), Catherine Tizard (1931), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Anand Satyanand (1944), and Jim Bolger (1935). After him are Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Whina Cooper (1895), and Georgina Beyer (1957).

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