John Key
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The Right Honourable John Key MP |
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| 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Anand Satyanand Jerry Mateparae Patsy Reddy |
| Deputy | Bill English |
| Preceded by | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Bill English |
| 31st Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 27 November 2006 – 8 November 2008 |
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| Deputy | Bill English |
| Preceded by | Don Brash |
| Succeeded by | Phil Goff |
| 11th Leader of the National Party | |
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In office 27 November 2006 – 12 December 2016 |
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| Deputy | Bill English |
| Preceded by | Don Brash |
| Succeeded by | Bill English |
| Chair of the International Democrat Union | |
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Assumed office 21 November 2014 |
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| Deputy | Tony Clement |
| Preceded by | John Howard |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Helensville |
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Assumed office 27 July 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 20,547 (56.49%) |
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John Phillip Key 9 August 1961 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Bronagh Key (1984–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand National Party. He was elected leader of the party in November 2006 and appointed Prime Minister in November 2008, resigning from both posts in December 2016.
Born in Auckland before moving to Christchurch when he was a child, Key attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor of commerce. He began a career in the foreign exchange market in New Zealand before moving overseas to work for Merrill Lynch, in which he became head of global foreign exchange in 1995, a position he would hold for six years. In 1999 he was appointed a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York until leaving in 2001.
Key entered the New Zealand Parliament representing the Auckland electorate of Helensville as one of the few new National members of parliament in the election of 2002 following National's significant defeat of that year. He has held the seat since then. In 2004, he was appointed Finance Spokesman for National and eventually succeeded Don Brash as the National Party leader in 2006. After two years as Leader of the Opposition, Key led his party to victory at the November 2008 general election, and repeated this feat at both the November 2011 and September 2014 elections. He was expected to lead National into the 2017 election, but on 5 December 2016 announced that he would resign as Prime Minister and leader of the National Party effective 12 December 2016.
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