Michael Hardie Boys
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The Right Honourable Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO KStJ |
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| 17th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 21 March 1996 – 21 March 2001 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Jim Bolger (1996–1997) Jenny Shipley (1997–1999) Helen Clark (1999–2001) |
| Preceded by | Dame Catherine Tizard |
| Succeeded by | Dame Silvia Cartwright |
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| Born |
6 October 1931 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Zohrab |
| Profession | Judge |
| Religion | Anglican |
Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO KStJ (born 6 October 1931) is a New Zealand jurist and was the country's 17th Governor-General, from 1996 to 2001.
After his schooling at Hataitai School and Wellington College, he gained BA and LL.B degrees from Victoria University College. Hardie Boys married Mary Zohrab in 1957. They have two sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren.
A lawyer by profession, Hardie Boys became a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand in 1980 and was elevated to the Court of Appeal and appointed as a Privy Counsellor. In 1994 he was elected as an Honorary Bencher at Gray's Inn, and in 1995 became an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. He is also a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson. In the New Year Honours List of 1995 Hardie Boys was appointed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1996 (now as Governor-General) he was the first person appointed as a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. and is also a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
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