New Zealand National Party facts for kids
The New Zealand National Party is a centre-right political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1936 when the United Party and the Reform Party merged together. It is one of the two major parties in New Zealand politics (the other is the Labour Party). Since the 2017 general election, the National Party has been the opposition party.
The current leader of the National Party is Simon Bridges.
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Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister, 1957 and 1960–1972
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Sir Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister, 1975–1984
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Jim Bolger, Prime Minister, 1990–1997
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Dame Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister, 1997–1999
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Sir John Key, Prime Minister, 2008–2016
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National Party election campaigners in Kaikoura, 2014
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Christopher Luxon has served as the party's leader since November 2021
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Sir Jim McLay served 1984–1986 born 1945 (age 78)
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Jim Bolger served 1986–1997 born 1935 (age 88)
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Dame Jenny Shipley served 1997–2001 born 1952 (age 71)
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Sir Bill English served 2001–03; 2016–18 born 1961 (age 61)
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Sir John Key served 2006–2016 born 1961 (age 62)
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Simon Bridges served 2018–2020 born 1976 (age 47)
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Todd Muller served 2020 born 1968 (age 54)
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Judith Collins served 2020–2021 born 1959 (age 64)
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In Spanish: Partido Nacional de Nueva Zelanda para niños