New Zealand National Party
Party leaders since 1936
Key: National Labour PM: Prime Minister LO: Leader of the Opposition

New Zealand National Party

Section Title: Party leaders since 1936
Table Section Text: Key: National Labour PM: Prime Minister LO: Leader of the Opposition

No.	Name	Term of Office	Position	Prime Minister

1	Adam Hamilton	2 November 1936	26 November 1940	LO 1936–1940	Savage

2	Sidney Holland	26 November 1940	20 September 1957	LO 1940–1949	Fraser

PM 1949–1957	Holland

3	Keith Holyoake	20 September 1957	7 February 1972	PM 1957	Holyoake

LO 1957–1960	Nash

PM 1960–1972	Holyoake

4	Jack Marshall	7 February 1972	4 July 1974	PM 1972	Marshall

LO 1972–1974	Kirk

5	Robert Muldoon	4 July 1974	29 November 1984	LO 1974–1975	Rowling

PM 1975–1984	Muldoon

LO 1984	Lange

6	Jim McLay	29 November 1984	26 March 1986	LO 1984–1986

7	Jim Bolger	26 March 1986	8 December 1997	LO 1986–1990

Palmer

Moore

PM 1990–1997	Bolger

8	Jenny Shipley	8 December 1997	8 October 2001	PM 1997–1999	Shipley

LO 1999–2001	Clark

9	Bill English	8 October 2001	28 October 2003	LO 2001–2003

10	Don Brash	28 October 2003	27 November 2006	LO 2003–2006

11	John Key	27 November 2006	12 December 2016	LO 2006–2008

PM 2008–2016	Key

(9)	Bill English	12 December 2016	27 February 2018	PM 2016–2017	English

LO 2017–2018	Ardern

12	Simon Bridges	27 February 2018	Present	LO 2018–present

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