17th Governor-General of New Zealand (1931–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Michael Hardie Boys (6 October 1931 – 29 December 2023) was a New Zealand jurist and was the country's 17th Governor-General, from 1996 to 2001.[1]
Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO KStJ | |
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17th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
In office 21 March 1996 – 21 March 2001 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Dame Catherine Tizard |
Succeeded by | Dame Silvia Cartwright |
Personal details | |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 6 October 1931
Died | 29 December 2023 92) Waikanae, New Zealand | (aged
Spouse(s) |
Mary Zohrab (m. 1957) |
Profession | Judge |
In 2004, he stated his opposition to New Zealand becoming a republic, stating in an interview: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."[2] Hardie Boys was born in 1931 in Wellington.[3] His father was the Hon. Reginald Hardie Boys (1903–1970), a judge of the Supreme Court.[4] After his schooling at Hataitai School and Wellington College, Hardie Boys gained a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University College in 1954. Hardie Boys married Mary Zohrab in 1957. They had two sons and two daughters. Hardie Boys died on 29 December 2023 in Waikanae, New Zealand at the age of 92.[5][6]
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