Norman Kirk

Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 – 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician. He was the 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974.


Norman Kirk
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Kirk in 1966
29th Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office
8 December 1972 – 31 August 1974
MonarchElizabeth II
DeputyHugh Watt
Governor-GeneralDenis Blundell
Preceded byJack Marshall
Succeeded byBill Rowling
19th Leader of the Opposition
In office
16 December 1965 – 8 December 1972
DeputyHugh Watt
Preceded byArnold Nordmeyer
Succeeded byJack Marshall
7th Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
In office
16 December 1965 – 31 August 1974
Preceded byArnold Nordmeyer
Succeeded byBill Rowling
20th President of the Labour Party
In office
12 May 1964 – 11 May 1966
Vice PresidentJim Bateman
Preceded byMartyn Finlay
Succeeded byNorman Douglas
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Sydenham
In office
29 November 1969 – 31 August 1974
Preceded byMabel Howard
Succeeded byJohn Kirk
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Lyttelton
In office
30 November 1957 – 29 November 1969
Preceded byHarry Lake
Succeeded byTom McGuigan
Personal details
Born(1923-01-06)6 January 1923
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Died31 August 1974(1974-08-31) (aged 51)
Wellington, New Zealand
Resting placeWaimate Lawn Cemetery, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
Lucy Ruth Miller (m. 1943)
Children5, including John Kirk
RelativesJo Luxton (great-niece)
ProfessionRailway engineer
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Kirk joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1943.

Kirk died of a pulmonary embolism in Wellington on 31 August 1974 at the age of 51.[1]

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References

  1. Grant 2014, pp. 380–1, 389–400.

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