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First Labour Government of New Zealand
Government of New Zealand, 1935–1949 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. Responsible for the realisation of a wide range of progressive social reforms[1] during its time in office, it set the tone of New Zealand's economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic management, and high levels of state intervention. The government came to power towards the end of, and as a result of, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and also governed the country throughout World War II.
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Date formed | 6 December 1935 |
Date dissolved | 13 December 1949 |
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Monarch | George V Edward VIII George VI |
Prime Minister | Michael Joseph Savage (1935–40) Peter Fraser (1940–49) |
Deputy Prime Minister | Peter Fraser (1935–40) Walter Nash (1940–49) |
Member party | Labour Party |
Opposition party | United–Reform Coalition (1935–1936) National Party (1936–1949) |
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Predecessor | United–Reform coalition Government of New Zealand |
Successor | First National Government of New Zealand |
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