Michael Joseph Savage
First Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand (1872-1940) · New Zealand · Politicians · Died at 68
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Something wrong?Michael Joseph Savage was an Australian-born New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940.
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Savage (right, front row) at the Socialist Party's 1911 conference
Savage in the 1920s
Savage and his ministers in the first Labour Cabinet, photographed in the Old Parliament Building, c. 1935
Savage demonstrates his common touch, attending a rugby league match between New Zealand and Australia at Auckland, 1937
The state funeral procession for Michael Joseph Savage, 30 April 1940
Grave and memorial at Bastion PointAbout this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1940 · aged 68
Politicians from New Zealand 6
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