Michael Bassett | |
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22nd Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 24 August 1987 – 9 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
Succeeded by | Margaret Austin |
3rd Minister for Arts and Culture | |
In office 24 August 1987 – 9 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
Succeeded by | Margaret Austin |
3rd Minister of Local Government | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 9 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
Preceded by | Allan Highet |
Succeeded by | Philip Woollaston |
27th Minister of Health | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange |
Preceded by | Aussie Malcolm |
Succeeded by | David Caygill |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Atatu | |
In office 25 November 1978 – 27 October 1990 | |
Succeeded by | Brian Neeson |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitemata | |
In office 25 November 1972 – 29 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | Frank Gill |
Succeeded by | Dail Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Edward Rainton Bassett 28 August 1938 Auckland, New Zealand |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Judith Bassett |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | David Lange (third cousin) Peter Lange (third cousin) |
Alma mater | University of Auckland Duke University |
Profession | Historian |
Website | michaelbassett |
Michael Edward Rainton Bassett CNZM QSO (born 28 August 1938) is a former Labour Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and cabinet minister in the reformist fourth Labour government. He is also a noted New Zealand historian, and has published a number of books on New Zealand politics, including biographies of Prime Ministers Peter Fraser, Gordon Coates and Joseph Ward.