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Michael Hardie Boys

1931 - 2023

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Sir Michael Hardie Boys (6 October 1931 – 29 December 2023) was the 17th governor-general of New Zealand from 1996 to 2001. A lawyer and jurist by profession, Hardie Boys was put forward as governor-general by Prime Minister Jim Bolger, in part for his understanding of constitutional law. This was an important factor, as in 1996 the country was about to hold its first election under mixed-member proportional representation (MMP). Prior to appointment as governor-general, he sat on the High Court (then called the "Supreme Court"), the Court of Appeal and was appointed a Privy Counsellor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hardie Boys is the 18,076th most popular politician (down from 15,591st in 2024), the 138th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among politicians, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 18,076 out of 19,576. Before him are Wolfgang Tiefensee, Angelino Alfano, Marina Logvinenko, Hevrin Khalaf, Roberta Pinotti, and Peter Müller. After him are Arsen Fadzaev, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Rabri Devi, Claude Joseph, Serhiy Arbuzov, and Emile Roemer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 601. Before him are Arthur Fry, Gene Fullmer, Jimmy Stewart, Ken Bates, Nandini Satpathy, and Malcolm Williamson. After him are Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, and Margaret Heckler. Among people deceased in 2023, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 549. Before him are Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Anna Kanakis, Rona Hartner, Angus Cloud, and Roman Čechmánek. After him are Greg Foster, Hiba Abu Nada, George McGinnis, John Tooby, Judith Heumann, Sara Tavares, and Samuel T. Durrance.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 138 out of 303. Before him are Winston Peters (1945), Dakota Kai (1988), Callan Mulvey (1975), Ricki Herbert (1961), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Ray Sefo (1971), Chris Rankin (1983), Tony Shelly (1937), Grant Bramwell (1961), Richard Pearse (1877), and Chris Harris (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Michael Hardie Boys ranks 30. Before him are Anand Satyanand (1944), Jim Bolger (1935), Keith Holyoake (1904), Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), and Jerry Mateparae (1954). After him are Whina Cooper (1895), Georgina Beyer (1957), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Bill Rowling (1927).

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