Michael Bassett
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Michael Bassett QSO |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1938 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Bassett |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland, Duke University |
| Occupation | Politician, historian |
| Website | michaelbassett |
Michael Edward Rainton Bassett QSO (born 28 August 1938) is a former Labour Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and cabinet minister in the reformist fourth Labour government. He is also a noted New Zealand historian, and has published a number of books on New Zealand politics, including biographies of Prime Ministers Peter Fraser, Gordon Coates and Joseph Ward.
Bassett was born in 1938 in Auckland and educated at Owairaka School, Dilworth School, Mt Albert Grammar, and the University of Auckland. He completed BA and MA degrees in history at the University of Auckland before winning a fellowship to Duke University in the United States in 1961. He completed a PhD in American history there, completing a dissertation entitled The Socialist Party of America, 1912-1919: Years of Decline.
In 1964, Bassett returned to New Zealand and became a senior lecturer in history at the University of Auckland. During this time he was a member of the Princes Street Labour branch.
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