Keith Holyoake: Viceroy, Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1904-1983)
Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, PC (/ˈhoʊlioʊk/; 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand.
He served for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972. He was also the 13th Governor-General of New Zealand, serving from 1977 to 1980.
Sir Keith Holyoake | |
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.jpg) Keith Holyoake in 1960 | |
| 13th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| In office 26 October 1977 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Denis Blundell |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Beattie |
| 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 12 December 1960 – 7 February 1972 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Charles Lyttelton Bernard Fergusson Arthur Porritt |
| Deputy | Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by | Walter Nash |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| In office 20 September 1957 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Charles Lyttelton |
| Deputy | Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by | Sidney Holland |
| Succeeded by | Walter Nash |
| 1st Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 13 November 1954 – 20 September 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1904 Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 December 1983 (aged 79) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform National |
Holyoake was a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. He used the following Post-nominal letters:
- KG Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
- GCMG Knight Grand Cross of The Most Distinguished Order Of Saint Michael And Saint George
- CH Order of the Companions of Honour
- QSO Companion of the Queen's Service Order
- KStJ Knight of Justice of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
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