Michael Joseph Savage
Politician, Cabinet Member, and Country Leader
Michael Joseph Savage...before becoming involved in the union movement. Savage initially opposed the formation of the 1910 New Zealand Labour Party as he viewed the grouping as insufficiently socialistic. Instead he became the chairman of the New Zealand... In this article: Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand, Conscription, Auckland, Cancer, Britain, Welfare state, and World War I |
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Wikipedia | October 07, 2009
United Party (New Zealand)
...appeared tired and apathetic. These factors all added up to a decisive defeat of the coalition by the Labour Party, and the appointment of Michael Joseph Savage as New Zealand's first Labour Prime Minister. United and Reform, still in...
In this article: United Party, Reform Party, George Forbes, Labour Party, Gordon Coates, Joseph Ward, Liberal Party, William Downie Stewart, Albert Davy, and New Zealand
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Harry Holland
...friends as a "compassionate champion of the common people". His successor, the moderate Michael Joseph Savage, went on to lead the Labour Party to victory in the 1935 elections . He has a memorial in the Bolton Street Cemetery in Wellington,...
In this article: Harry Holland, New Zealand Labour Party, Socialism, Paddy Webb, Capitalism, Depression, Salvation Army, Waihi, New Zealand, and New Zealand Socialist Party
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Walter Nash
...by John A. Lee a Labour Party member who launched strong attacks on its economic policy. Lee was particularly vicious towards Savage and Nash. Peter Fraser became Prime Minister after Savage's death and Lee was expelled. Nash, himself,...
In this article: Walter Nash, New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand, Arnold Nordmeyer, Peter Fraser, Minister of Finance, Socialism, Tax, and National Party
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
Socialism in New Zealand
...sign of impending class warfare. While the Labour Party gained some electoral success, it continued to trail the Liberal Party and the Reform Party until the replacement of Holland with Michael Joseph Savage. Savage, although also involved in...
In this article: Socialism, New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand, The Communist Party, Socialist Party, Socialist Party of New Zealand, Workers' Power, and United Labour Party
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
New Zealand Labour Party
...the party, establishing the breakaway Democratic Labour Party . Savage died in 1940, and was replaced by Peter Fraser, who became Labour's longest-serving Prime Minister. Fraser is best-known as New Zealand's leader for most of World War...
In this article: New Zealand Labour Party, National Party, Helen Clark, Reform Party, Labour Party, David Lange, Roger Douglas, John A. Lee, and Bill Rowling
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Wikipedia | June 15, 2009
First Labour Government of New Zealand
...years, and would not be in government for more than a single term until the 1980s. The government was led by Michael Joseph Savage until his death in 1940. He was succeeded by Peter Fraser, who was Prime Minister for the rest of the...
In this article: Labour Party, New Zealand, New Zealand National Party, Conscription, World War II, World War I, Country Party, Labour Party, and Welfare state
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Peter Fraser
The members selected Harry Holland as the Labour Party's leader. Michael Joseph Savage, Fraser's old ally from the New Zealand Socialist Party, also participated. Later in 1916, the government had Fraser and several other members of...
In this article: Peter Fraser, New Zealand Labour Party, Conscription, Harry Holland, New Zealand, Bolshevik, First World War, Second World War, and National Party
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Wikipedia | July 03, 2009
New Zealand general election, 1943
...margin in the 1938 elections . Michael Joseph Savage, the first Labour Prime Minister , died in 1940 - he was replaced by Peter Fraser, who, while not as popular as Savage, was widely viewed as competent. In the same year as Fraser took...
In this article: Labour Party, National Party, Conscription, World War II, Peter Fraser, World War I, Democratic Labour Party, Adam Hamilton, and New Zealand
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Wikipedia | June 11, 2009
John A. Lee
...1939, but continued to attack Labour's leaders. Later that year, Lee published an article entitled Psycho-pathology in politics, which attacked the mental capability of the seriously-ill Savage. This was seen as excessive even by many of Lee's...
In this article: Labour Party, Bill Barnard, New Zealand, Democratic Labour Party, John A. Lee, Peter Fraser, Walter Nash, and Democracy
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Description from Wikipedia:
Michael Joseph Savage (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- Birth Date:
- March 23, 1872
- Birthplace:
- Tatong
- Death Date:
- March 27, 1940
- Place of Death:
- Wellington
- Religion:
- Initially Catholic, then Rationalist, then Catholic again
- Occupation:
- Trade unionist
- Political party:
- Labour
- Title:
- 23 Prime Minister of New Zealand
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