Second National Government of New Zealand

Second National Government

Ministries of New Zealand
1960–1972
Date formed12 December 1960
Date dissolved8 December 1972
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake (1960-1972)
Jack Marshall (1972)
Deputy Prime MinisterJack Marshall (1960-1972)
Robert Muldoon (1972)
Member partyNational Party
Opposition partyLabour Party
Opposition leader
History
Elections1963 general election
1966 general election
1969 general election
PredecessorSecond Labour Government of New Zealand
SuccessorThird Labour Government of New Zealand
Second National Government

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.