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Robert Muldoon

1921 - 1992

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Sir Robert David Muldoon (; 25 September 1921 – 5 August 1992) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 31st prime minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party. Departing from National Party convention, Muldoon was a right-wing populist and economic nationalist, with a distinctive public persona described as reactionary, aggressive, and abrasive. After a troubled childhood, Muldoon served as a corporal and sergeant in the army in the Second World War. After a career as a cost accountant, he was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1960 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamaki, representing the National Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Muldoon is the 7,789th most popular politician (up from 17,661st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 126th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Muldoon ranks 7,789 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Milan Stojadinović, Rufinus, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, and Chandra Shekhar Azad. After him are Petru Lucinschi, Muhammad al-Badr, Prescott Bush, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Gasparo da Salò.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Robert Muldoon ranks 125. Before him are James Whitmore, Géza Anda, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Paddy Roy Bates, Gitta Sereny, and César Baldaccini. After him are Arno Babajanian, Anne Golon, Arthur Grumiaux, Maurice Yaméogo, Pierre Clostermann, and Wolfgang Borchert. Among people deceased in 1992, Robert Muldoon ranks 86. Before him are Atahualpa Yupanqui, Arpad Elo, Franziska Donner, Maria Reiter, Princess Margaret of Denmark, and Mary Norton. After him are Marisa Mell, Richard Brooks, Petra Kelly, Audre Lorde, Deng Yingchao, and Camarón de la Isla.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Robert Muldoon ranks 20 out of 303. Before him are Patsy Reddy (1954), Lucy Lawless (1968), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), Chris Amon (1943), John Walker (1952), and Bruce Spence (1945). After him are Burt Munro (1899), Thomas Williams (1930), Martin Campbell (1943), Karl Urban (1972), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), and John Money (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Robert Muldoon ranks 2. Before him are Patsy Reddy (1954). After him are Burt Munro (1899), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), 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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