List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by age
Overview

List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by age

Section Title: Overview
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#	Prime Minister	Date of birth	Start date of (first) term	Age at beginning of (first) term	End date of (final) term	Age at leaving office	Total time in office	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1	Henry Sewell	7 September 1807	7 May 1856	48 years, 243 days	20 May 1856	48 years, 256 days	13 days	22 years, 359 days	14 May 1879	26,182 days (71 years, 249 days)

2	William Fox	2 September 1812	20 May 1856	43 years, 261 days	8 April 1873	60 years, 218 days	1,609 days	20 years, 76 days	23 June 1893	29,514 days (80 years, 294 days)

3	Edward Stafford	23 April 1819	2 June 1856	37 years, 40 days	11 October 1872	53 years, 171 days	3,248 days	28 years, 126 days	14 February 1901	29,882 days (81 years, 297 days)

4	Alfred Domett	20 May 1811	6 August 1862	51 years, 78 days	30 October 1863	52 years, 163 days	450 days	24 years, 3 days	2 November 1887	27,925 days (76 years, 166 days)

5	Frederick Whitaker	23 April 1812	30 October 1863	51 years, 190 days	25 September 1883	71 years, 155 days	913 days	8 years, 70 days	4 December 1891	29,079 days (79 years, 225 days)

6	Frederick Weld	9 May 1823	24 November 1864	41 years, 199 days	16 October 1865	42 years, 160 days	326 days	25 years, 277 days	20 July 1891	24,909 days (68 years, 72 days)

7	George Waterhouse	6 April 1824	11 October 1872	48 years, 188 days	3 March 1873	48 years, 331 days	143 days	33 years, 156 days	6 August 1906	30,071 days (82 years, 122 days)

8	Julius Vogel	24 February 1835	8 April 1873	38 years, 43 days	1 September 1876	41 years, 190 days	1,018 days	22 years, 192 days	12 March 1899	23,392 days (64 years, 16 days)

9	Daniel Pollen	2 June 1813	6 July 1875	62 years, 34 days	15 February 1876	62 years, 258 days	224 days	20 years, 93 days	18 May 1896	30,301 days (82 years, 351 days)

10	Harry Atkinson	1 November 1831	1 September 1876	44 years, 305 days	24 January 1891	59 years, 84 days	1,943 days	1 year, 156 days	28 June 1892	22,155 days (60 years, 240 days)

11	George Grey	14 April 1812	13 October 1877	65 years, 182 days	8 October 1879	67 years, 177 days	725 days	18 years, 346 days	19 September 1898	31,569 days (86 years, 158 days)

12	John Hall	18 December 1824	8 October 1879	54 years, 294 days	21 April 1882	57 years, 124 days	926 days	25 years, 65 days	25 June 1907	30,138 days (82 years, 189 days)

13	Robert Stout	28 September 1844	16 August 1884	39 years, 323 days	8 October 1887	43 years, 10 days	1,142 days	42 years, 284 days	19 July 1930	31,339 days (85 years, 294 days)

14	John Ballance	27 March 1839	24 January 1891	51 years, 303 days	27 April 1893	N/A	824 days	N/A	27 April 1893	19,755 days (54 years, 31 days)

15	Richard Seddon	22 June 1845	27 April 1893	47 years, 309 days	10 June 1906	N/A	4,791 days	N/A	10 June 1906	22,267 days (60 years, 353 days)

16	William Hall-Jones	16 January 1851	10 June 1906	55 years, 145 days	6 August 1906	55 years, 202 days	57 days	29 years, 318 days	19 June 1936	31,200 days (85 years, 155 days)

17	Joseph Ward	26 April 1856	6 August 1906	50 years, 102 days	28 May 1930	74 years, 32 days	2,595 days	41 days	8 July 1930	27,100 days (74 years, 73 days)

18	Thomas Mackenzie	10 March 1853	28 March 1912	59 years, 18 days	10 July 1912	59 years, 122 days	104 days	17 years, 219 days	14 February 1930	28,099 days (76 years, 341 days)

19	William Massey	26 March 1856	10 July 1912	56 years, 106 days	10 May 1925	N/A	4,687 days	N/A	10 May 1925	25,246 days (69 years, 45 days)

20	Francis Bell	31 March 1851	10 May 1925	74 years, 40 days	30 May 1925	74 years, 60 days	20 days	10 years, 288 days	13 March 1936	31,028 days (84 years, 348 days)

21	Gordon Coates	3 February 1878	30 May 1925	47 years, 116 days	10 December 1928	50 years, 311 days	1,290 days	14 years, 168 days	27 May 1943	23,853 days (65 years, 113 days)

22	George Forbes	12 March 1869	28 May 1930	61 years, 77 days	6 December 1935	66 years, 269 days	2,018 days	11 years, 162 days	17 May 1947	28,554 days (78 years, 66 days)

23	Michael Joseph Savage	23 March 1872	6 December 1935	63 years, 258 days	27 March 1940	N/A	1,573 days	N/A	27 March 1940	24,840 days (68 years, 4 days)

24	Peter Fraser	28 August 1884	27 March 1940	55 years, 212 days	13 December 1949	65 years, 107 days	3,548 days	364 days	12 December 1950	24,211 days (66 years, 106 days)

25	Sidney Holland	18 October 1893	13 December 1949	56 years, 56 days	20 September 1957	63 years, 337 days	2,838 days	3 years, 319 days	5 August 1961	24,762 days (67 years, 291 days)

26	Keith Holyoake	11 February 1904	20 September 1957	53 years, 221 days	7 February 1972	67 years, 361 days	4,157 days	11 years, 304 days	8 December 1983	29,155 days (79 years, 300 days)

27	Walter Nash	12 February 1882	12 December 1957	75 years, 303 days	12 December 1960	78 years, 304 days	1,096 days	7 years, 175 days	4 June 1968	31,523 days (86 years, 113 days)

28	Jack Marshall	5 March 1912	7 February 1972	59 years, 339 days	8 December 1972	60 years, 278 days	305 days	15 years, 266 days	30 August 1988	27,937 days (76 years, 178 days)

29	Norman Kirk	6 January 1923	8 December 1972	49 years, 337 days	31 August 1974	N/A	631 days	N/A	31 August 1974	18,865 days (51 years, 237 days)

30	Bill Rowling	15 November 1927	6 September 1974	46 years, 295 days	12 December 1975	48 years, 27 days	462 days	19 years, 323 days	31 October 1995	24,822 days (67 years, 350 days)

31	Robert Muldoon	25 September 1921	12 December 1975	54 years, 78 days	26 July 1984	62 years, 305 days	3,149 days	8 years, 10 days	5 August 1992	25,882 days (70 years, 315 days)

32	David Lange	4 August 1942	26 July 1984	41 years, 357 days	8 August 1989	47 years, 4 days	1,839 days	16 years, 5 days	13 August 2005	23,020 days (63 years, 9 days)

33	Geoffrey Palmer	21 April 1942	8 August 1989	47 years, 109 days	4 September 1990	48 years, 136 days	392 days	28 years, 203 days	28,098 days (76 years, 339 days)

34	Mike Moore	28 January 1949	4 September 1990	41 years, 219 days	2 November 1990	41 years, 278 days	59 days	28 years, 144 days	25,624 days (70 years, 57 days)

35	Jim Bolger	31 May 1935	2 November 1990	55 years, 155 days	8 December 1997	62 years, 191 days	2,593 days	21 years, 108 days	30,615 days (83 years, 299 days)

36	Jenny Shipley	4 February 1952	8 December 1997	45 years, 307 days	5 December 1999	47 years, 304 days	727 days	19 years, 111 days	24,522 days (67 years, 50 days)

37	Helen Clark	26 February 1950	5 December 1999	49 years, 282 days	19 November 2008	58 years, 267 days	3,272 days	10 years, 127 days	25,230 days (69 years, 28 days)

38	John Key	9 August 1961	19 November 2008	47 years, 102 days	12 December 2016	55 years, 125 days	2,945 days	2 years, 104 days	21,048 days (57 years, 229 days)

39	Bill English	30 December 1961	12 December 2016	54 years, 348 days	26 October 2017	55 years, 300 days	318 days	1 year, 151 days	20,905 days (57 years, 86 days)

40	Jacinda Ardern	26 July 1980	26 October 2017	37 years, 92 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	516 days	Incumbent	14,122 days (38 years, 243 days)

#	Prime Minister	Date of birth	Start date of (first) term	Age at beginning of (first) term	End date of final term	Age at leaving office	Total time in office	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

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The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.
The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.
The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.

final_sentence: The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.
final_sentence: The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.
final_sentence: The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died at the age of 51 years, 237 days.