Keith Holyoake
Viceroy, Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1904-1983) · New Zealand · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79
Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake 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.
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Holyoake in 1933, age 29
Holyoake (right) congratulating Walter Nash on Labour's victory in the 1957 election
Prime Minister-elect Holyoake leaving Parliament Buildings with the Clerk of the Executive Council, on the way to Government House. Photographed on 12 December 1960 by an Evening Post staff photographer.
Holyoake (fifth from the left) at the Manila Summit Conference, outside the Old Legislative Building in Manila, Philippines on 24 October 1966.
Holyoake in 1971
A statue of Holyoake outside the State Services Commission, Molesworth Street, WellingtonAwards
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Country
New Zealand
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1983 · aged 79
