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Second National Government | |
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1960–1972 | |
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Date formed | 12 December 1960 |
Date dissolved | 8 December 1972 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake (1960-1972) Jack Marshall (1972) |
Deputy Prime Minister | Jack Marshall (1960-1972) Robert Muldoon (1972) |
Member party | National Party |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader |
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History | |
Elections | 1963 general election 1966 general election 1969 general election |
Predecessor | Second Labour Government of New Zealand |
Successor | Third Labour Government of New Zealand |
The Second National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Holyoake Government, after head of government Keith Holyoake) was the government of New Zealand from 1960 to 1972. It was a conservative government which sought mainly to preserve the economic prosperity and general stability of the early 1960s. It was one of New Zealand's longest-serving governments.