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Michael Hardie Boys

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17th Governor-General of New Zealand (1931-2023)

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Sir Michael Hardie Boys 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.

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2001Companion of the Queen's Service Order
1997honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington
1996Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
1995Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College
Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John

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Sir Michael Hardie Boys 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).

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New Zealand
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Lawyers
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2023 · aged 92
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