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Norman Kirk

1923 - 1974

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Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 – 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also served as the seventh leader of the Labour Party from 1965 to 1974. Born into poverty in Southern Canterbury, Kirk left school at the age of 13 and joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1943. He was mayor of Kaiapoi from 1953 until 1957, when he was elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Kirk is the 18,222nd most popular politician (down from 17,936th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 138th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Norman Kirk ranks 18,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Jodi Rell, C. Everett Koop, Marty Natalegawa, Albert Brewer, Federico Peña, and Bilal Ag Acherif. After him are Jared Ingersoll, Ram Jethmalani, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Philip May, and Giorgi Baramidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Norman Kirk ranks 482. Before him are Larry Rivers, Giorgio Pellini, Nicholas Parsons, Ted Knight, Moira Lister, and Gene Reynolds. After him are Ram Jethmalani, Hugh Shearer, Dora Bryan, Adele Mara, Gloria Henry, and Balram Jakhar. Among people deceased in 1974, Norman Kirk ranks 263. Before him are Vlasta Děkanová, Gabriel Thorstensen, Dorothy Fields, Eric Linklater, Anders Lange, and John Crowe Ransom. After him are Ernest Gruening, Johnny Mack Brown, Barbara Jo Allen, Pamela Britton, Chet Huntley, and Eric Harrison.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Norman Kirk ranks 155 out of 303. Before him are Marilyn Waring (1952), Mike Thackwell (1961), Georgina Beyer (1957), Tom Walsh (1992), Andrew Barron (1980), and Rose McIver (1988). After him are Ian Ferguson (1953), Kim Min-jung (null), Michael Venus (1987), Lorraine Moller (1955), Mark Todd (1956), and Dean O'Gorman (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Norman Kirk ranks 33. Before him are Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Whina Cooper (1895), and Georgina Beyer (1957). After him are Ian Ferguson (1953), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), Bill Rowling (1927), Judith Collins (1959), and Marc Ryan (1982).

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