Robert Muldoon facts for kids

Sir Robert Muldoon
Quick facts for kids The Right Honourable ; Sir Robert Muldoon ; GCMG CH
	Muldoon in 1978
31st Prime Minister of New Zealand
	In office; 12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Denis Blundell; Keith Holyoake; David Beattie
Deputy	Brian Talboys (1975–1981); Duncan MacIntyre (1981–1984); Jim McLay (1984)
Preceded by	Bill Rowling
Succeeded by	David Lange
32nd Minister of Finance
	In office; 12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Bob Tizard
Succeeded by	Roger Douglas
	In office; March 1967 – 8 December 1972
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake; Jack Marshall
Preceded by	Harry Lake
Succeeded by	Bill Rowling
4th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
	In office; 9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972
Prime Minister	Jack Marshall
Preceded by	Jack Marshall
Succeeded by	Hugh Watt
21st Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 4 July 1974 – 12 December 1975
Preceded by	Jack Marshall
Succeeded by	Bill Rowling
	In office; 26 July 1984 – 29 November 1984
Preceded by	David Lange
Succeeded by	Jim McLay
Member of the New Zealand Parliament; for Tamaki
	In office; 26 November 1960 – 17 December 1991
Preceded by	Bob Tizard
Succeeded by	Clem Simich
Personal details
Born	Robert David Muldoon ; 25 September 1921; Auckland, New Zealand
Died	5 August 1992 (aged 70); Auckland, New Zealand
Resting place	Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank
Nationality	New Zealander
Political party	National
Spouse(s)	Thea Flyger (m. 1951)
Children	3
Parents	James Henry Muldoon; Amie Rusha Browne
Profession	Accountant
Military service
Allegiance	New Zealand Army
Years of service	1940–1946
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	World War II

Sir Robert David Muldoon GCMG CH PC ( 25 September 1921 – 5 August 1992) was a New Zealand politician. He was the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while Leader of the National Party.

Images for kids

Robert Muldoon married Thea Flyger in 1951.
Muldoon (centre) as Minister of Finance, 26 June 1969; with him are Allan McCready MP and A J Shaw
Muldoon and Thea Muldoon (centre left) with National members celebrating on election night, 29 November 1975
Muldoon meets British Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher, Wellington, September 1976
Prime Minister Muldoon (far left) and Governor-General Sir Keith Holyoake (third from left) with West German President Walter Scheel (fourth from right), October 1978
Cabinet photograph during Queen Elizabeth II's tour of New Zealand in October 1981; Muldoon is seated on the Queen's right
Muldoon in 1981
Muldoon shows a lighter side: opening the Agrodome (agricultural centre) in Rotorua, November 1980
Muldoon and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, meeting in 1978 for a Regional Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sydney
Street graffiti of Muldoon in Auckland