Rob Muldoon
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The Right Honourable Sir Robert Muldoon GCMG CH |
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Muldoon in 1969
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| 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984 |
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| 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 |
| 34th Minister of Finance | |
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In office 12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Bob Tizard |
| Succeeded by | Roger Douglas |
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In office March 1967 – 8 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister |
Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by | Harry Lake |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rowling |
| 4th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Watt |
| 21st Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 4 July 1974 – 12 December 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rowling |
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In office 26 July 1984 – 29 November 1984 |
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| Preceded by | David Lange |
| Succeeded by | Jim McLay |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tamaki |
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In office 26 November 1960 – 17 December 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Tizard |
| Succeeded by | Clem Simich |
| Personal details | |
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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, Lady Muldoon (m. 1951) |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1946 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir Robert David "Rob" Muldoon GCMG CH (25 September 1921 – 5 August 1992) served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984, as leader of the governing National Party. Muldoon was a Minister of Finance (a portfolio he also held while Prime Minister), a prominent member of the National Party and MP for the Tamaki electorate in Auckland prior to becoming party leader in 1974.
During his time as a member of parliament and as Prime Minister, Muldoon was responsible for responding to a number of major challenges to the New Zealand economy, including the introduction of decimal currency in 1967, mini budgets, national superannuation, wage and price freezes, inflation and Think Big policies of the third National Government he led. Muldoon was a polarising figure and has been described as a "bully", an "enigma" and "a strong believer in the battler, the little man, the ordinary citizen and his or her rights".
Robert David Muldoon was born on 25 September 1921, to parents James Henry Muldoon and Amie Rusha Muldoon (née Browne) in Auckland.
At age five Muldoon slipped while playing on the front gate, damaging his cheek and resulting in a distinctive scar.
When Muldoon was aged eight, his father was admitted to Auckland Mental Hospital at Point Chevalier, where he died nearly 20 years later in 1946. This left Muldoon's mother to raise him on her own. During this time Muldoon came under the strong formative influence of his fiercely intelligent, iron-willed maternal grandmother, Jerusha, a committed socialist. Though Muldoon never accepted her creed, he did develop under her influence a potent ambition, a consuming interest in politics, and an abiding respect for New Zealand's welfare state. Muldoon won a scholarship to attend Mount Albert Grammar School from 1933 to 1936. He left school at age 15, finding work at Fletcher Construction and then the Auckland Electric Power Board as an arrears clerk. He studied accountancy by correspondence.
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