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Winston Peters

1945 - Today

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Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th minister of Foreign Affairs. A long-serving member of Parliament (MP), Peters was re-elected for a fifteenth time at the 2023 general election, having previously been an MP from 1979 to 1981, 1984 to 2008 and 2011 to 2020. He served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from November 2023 to May 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Winston Peters is the 17,801st most popular politician (down from 17,238th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 112th in 2019) and the 27th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Winston Peters ranks 17,801 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernd Riexinger, Ruth Metzler, Michael Fallon, Stephen Hadley, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, and Alexander Gusev. After him are Marina Kosheveya, Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, Hichem Mechichi, Hanno Pevkur, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and Sophie in 't Veld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Winston Peters ranks 653. Before him are Ron Glass, Pat Conroy, Shekhar Mehta, Suzanne Farrell, Larry Craig, and Dan Harrington. After him are James Buchli, Lualhati Bautista, Angela Scoular, Subhash Ghai, Surekha Sikri, and Hanan al-Shaykh.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Winston Peters ranks 133 out of 303. Before him are Joseph Parker (1992), Andrew Dominik (1967), Trevor Coker (1949), Keith Holyoake (1904), Tim Bevan (1957), and Peter Arnett (1934). After him are Dakota Kai (1988), Callan Mulvey (1975), Ricki Herbert (1961), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), and Michael Hardie Boys (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Winston Peters ranks 27. Before him are Bill English (1961), Catherine Tizard (1931), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Anand Satyanand (1944), Jim Bolger (1935), and Keith Holyoake (1904). After him are Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Whina Cooper (1895), Georgina Beyer (1957), and Norman Kirk (1923).

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