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Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC, (29 February 1924–4 February 2001) was the fourteenth Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently, Queen Elizabeth II). ...
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The Right Honourable Sir Robert David (Rob) Muldoon GCMG CH (25 September 1921–5 August 1992) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. ...
David Russell Lange (IPA: lɔŋi) CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 — 13 August 2005), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ...
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The Right Reverend Sir Paul Alfred Reeves GCMG GCVO QSO (December 6, 1932–) was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand and Bishop of Auckland from 1980 to 1985 and Governor-General of New Zealand from 1985 to 1990. ...
February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ...
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February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently, Queen Elizabeth II). ...
Early life
Born in Sydney, Australia on February 29, 1924. He was brought up by his mother in Takapuna, Auckland. He went to Auckland's Dilworth School. This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ...
February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Dilworth School is an independent (private) full boarding school for boys. ...
He was still young at the outbreak of World War II. He joined the army in 1941 and rose to the rank of sergeant before transferring to the Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ...
A Lieutenant, Junior Grade, is a division officer in the United States Navy. ...
Judge of the Supreme Court After the war, he gained a law degree at Auckland University in 1948 before setting up in private practice. In 1969 Beattie was appointed as a Supreme Court judge (the old name for the High Court, not to be confused with the new final court of appeal, the Supreme Court of New Zealand), serving on the bench until 1980. The University of Auckland is New Zealands largest research-based university by student numbers. ...
The High Court of New Zealand was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court until 1980. ...
The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the highest court of appeal in New Zealand, having formally come into existence at the beginning of 2004, and sitting for the first time on 1 July 2004. ...
He was heavily involved in sports administration, serving as New Zealand Olympic Committee president for 11 years. He was president of the Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association in 1989 and was president of the Sports Foundation twice. His work was recognized with the award of the Olympic Order. He was also patron of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, the New Zealand Boxing Association, the New Zealand Squash Rackets Association. He was a keen golfer, tennis player and fisherman. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting Athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, as well as the Commonwealth Games. ...
The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement, created by the International Olympic Committee in May 1975 as a successor to the Olympic Certificate previously awarded. ...
The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) (also known as the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU)) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. ...
Governor-General Beattie was appointed Governor-General by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of her Prime Minister Robert Muldoon in 1980. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch, since February 6, 1952. ...
The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ...
The Right Honourable Sir Robert David (Rob) Muldoon GCMG CH (25 September 1921–5 August 1992) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. ...
He died in February 2001.
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