| 39th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||||
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| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||||
| Term | 16 May 1979 – 23 October 1981 | ||||||
| Election | 1978 New Zealand general election | ||||||
| Government | Third National Government | ||||||
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| Members | 92 | ||||||
| Speaker of the House | Richard Harrison | ||||||
| Leader of the House | David Thomson | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Bill Rowling | ||||||
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Governor-General | David Beattie from 6 November 1980 — Keith Holyoake until 25 October 1980 | ||||||
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The 39th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand which began with the general election held on 25 November 1978, and finished with the general election held on 28 November 1981. The dates of the Muldoon Ministry were from 13 December 1978 to 11 December 1981.
The Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon of the National Party, led the Third National Government from 1975 to 1984.