Prime Minister David Lange

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Prime Minister David Lange was a New Zealand leader best known internationally for his strong advocacy of nuclear-free policies and his role in shaping the country’s independent foreign policy stance in the 1980s.

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instanceOf Prime Minister of New Zealand
human
birthName David Russell Lange
causeOfDeath complications of kidney failure
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1942-08-04
dateOfDeath 2005-08-13
educatedAt Auckland Grammar School
University of Auckland
endTime (as Leader of the Opposition) 1984-07-26
endTime (as Prime Minister) 1989-08-08
familyName Lange
fieldOfStudy law
givenName David
hasWork My Life (autobiography)
honor Member of the Order of New Zealand
ideology social democracy
inOfficeDuring Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand
knownFor Oxford Union debate on nuclear weapons in 1985
advocacy of a nuclear-free New Zealand
shaping New Zealand’s independent foreign policy in the 1980s
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty New Zealand Labour Party
name David Lange
nationality New Zealander
notableEvent 1984 New Zealand snap election victory
refusal of port access to US nuclear-armed or nuclear-powered ships
numberOfChildren 3
occupation lawyer
politician
parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
placeOfBirth Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
linked to: Otahuhu
placeOfDeath Auckland, New Zealand
linked to: Auckland
policy New Zealand nuclear-free legislation
positionHeld Attorney-General of New Zealand
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)
Prime Minister of New Zealand
precededBy (as Leader of the Opposition) Bill Rowling
precededBy (as Prime Minister) Robert Muldoon
religion Methodism
representedElectorate Mangere
New Lynn
spouse Margaret Pope
Naomi Lange
startTime (as Leader of the Opposition) 1983-02-03
startTime (as Prime Minister) 1984-07-26
succeededBy (as Leader of the Opposition) Jim McLay
succeededBy (as Prime Minister) Geoffrey Palmer

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