Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)

Mike Moore
Moore, c. 2007
34th Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office
4 September 1990 – 2 November 1990
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralPaul Reeves
DeputyHelen Clark
Preceded byGeoffrey Palmer
Succeeded byJim Bolger
3rd Director-General of the World Trade Organization
In office
1 September 1999 – 1 September 2002
Preceded byRenato Ruggiero
Succeeded bySupachai Panitchpakdi
26th Leader of the Opposition
In office
2 November 1990 – 1 December 1993
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
DeputyHelen Clark
Preceded byJim Bolger
Succeeded byHelen Clark
11th Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
In office
4 September 1990 – 1 December 1993
DeputyHelen Clark
Preceded byGeoffrey Palmer
Succeeded byHelen Clark
10th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterGeoffrey Palmer
Himself
Preceded byRussell Marshall
Succeeded byDon McKinnon
5th Minister of Overseas Trade
In office
26 July 1984 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Himself
Preceded byWarren Cooper
Succeeded byDon McKinnon
25th Minister of Tourism
In office
26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byRob Talbot
Succeeded byPhil Goff
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waimakariri
Christchurch North (1984–1996)
Papanui (1978–1984)
In office
25 November 1978 – 31 August 1999
Preceded byBert Walker
Succeeded byClayton Cosgrove
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Eden
In office
25 November 1972 – 29 November 1975
Preceded byJohn Rae
Succeeded byAussie Malcolm
Personal details
Born
Michael Kenneth Moore

(1949-01-28)28 January 1949
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Died2 February 2020(2020-02-02) (aged 71)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Yvonne Dereany
(m. 1975)
WebsiteWebsite

Michael Kenneth Moore ONZ AO PC[1] (28 January 1949 – 2 February 2020) was a New Zealand politician, union organiser, and author. In the Fourth Labour Government he served in several portfolios including minister of foreign affairs, and was the 34th prime minister of New Zealand for 59 days before the 1990 general election elected a new parliament.[2] Following Labour's defeat in that election, Moore served as Leader of the Opposition until the 1993 election, after which Helen Clark successfully challenged him for the Labour Party leadership.

Following his retirement from New Zealand politics, Moore was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1999 to 2002. He also held the post of New Zealand Ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2015.

  1. ^ "Privy Counsellors". privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Privy Council. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ Espiner & Watkin 2017, p. 56.