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NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTERS
Special Statistics of Prime Ministers
First Prime Minister:
Henry Sewell (1856) aged 48 years.
Youngest Prime Ministers to attain the office:
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Stafford (1856) aged 37 years.
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Vogel (1873) aged 38 years.
Oldest Prime Ministers to attain the office:
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Nash (1957) aged 75 years.
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Bell (1925) aged 74 years.
Oldest Prime Minister to hold the office:
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Nash (1960), aged 78 years.
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Bell (1925), aged 74 years.
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Ward (1930), aged 74 years.
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Whitaker (1883), aged 71 years.
Longest consecutive term as Prime Minister:
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Seddon, 13 years 1 month 1 week.
Shortest terms as Prime Minister:
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Sewell (1856), 14 days.
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Bell (1925), 16 days.
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Hall-Jones (1906), 1 month 1 week.
Longest terms as Prime Minister:
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Seddon, 13 years 1 month 1 week.
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Massey, 12 years 10 months.
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Fraser, 9 years 8 months 1 week.
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Stafford, 8 years 10 months (not consecutive).
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Holland, 7 years 9 months.
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Ward, 7 years 3 months (not consecutive).
Prime Minister with most portfolios:
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Atkinson (1889), with 8.
Prime Ministers for greatest number of terms:
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Atkinson, 5 terms.
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Fox, 4 terms.
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Stafford, 3 terms.
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Whitaker, Vogel, Stout, Ward, and Holyoake have each had 2 terms.
Prime Ministers who held office while members of the Legislative Council:
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Whitaker (1864) (1882).
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Waterhouse (1872).
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Pollen (1875).
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Bell (1925).
Prime Ministers by country of birth:
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England, 13.
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New Zealand, 5.
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Ireland, 4.
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Scotland, 3.
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Australia, 2.
First New Zealand born Prime Minister:
Sir H. F. D. Bell (1925).
Prime Ministers who died in office:
Ballance (1893), Seddon (1906), Massey (1925), Savage (1940), (Ward died a month after he resigned as Prime Minister, 1930).
Number who have held Warrant as Prime Minister:
(To September 1962) 27.
by Bernard John Foster, M.A., Research Officer, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.