Jim Bolger
James Brendan "Jim" Bolger (born May 31, 1935 in Opunake ) is a New Zealand politician . Between 1990 and 1997 he was Prime Minister of New Zealand .
Life
The son of poor Irish immigrants was initially a farmer. From 1972 he was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the conservative New Zealand National Party (NP). In 1975 he became State Secretary in the Ministries of Agriculture and Maori Affairs, 1977 Minister of Fisheries and 1978–1981 Minister of Labor and Immigration. In 1983 he was elected President of the International Labor Organization .
After a failed attempt in 1984, he succeeded in taking over the party leadership of the NP in 1986. Following the election defeat in 1987, the National Party under Bolger succeeded in a landslide victory in October 1990, as a result of which he became Prime Minister on October 28, 1990.
Following an electoral reform that modified the previously applicable majority voting system, the NP lost its majority in the 1996 elections and was henceforth dependent on the support of the populist New Zealand First party . Growing dissatisfaction within the party led in 1997 to a candidacy for the party chairmanship. Bolger, who was out of the country when the opposing candidacy became known, had to vacate the party chairmanship and the office of prime minister for his challenger Jenny Shipley , who thus became New Zealand's first female prime minister. Bolger gave up his direct mandate in March 1998 and became New Zealand's ambassador to the United States of America . After returning to New Zealand in 2001, he took on various management positions, including at the state-owned Kiwibank and the New Zealand Post Office .
Bolger is a Roman Catholic Christian , married and has nine children.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bolger, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bolger, James Brendan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand politician, Prime Minister (1990–1997) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opunake |