David Lange Politician

David Russell Lange, ONZ, CH (/ˈlɒŋi/ LONG-ee; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005), served as the 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of a social-democrat party. He had a reputation for cutting wit (sometimes directed against himself) and eloquence. His government implemented far-reaching free-market reforms. Helen Clark described New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation as his legacy.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 04, 1942
Birth place	Otahuhu , Thames New Zealand , Auckland
Religion	Methodism
Date of death	August 13, 2005
Place of death	Middlemore , Auckland

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Office holder

deputy	Geoffrey Palmer (politician)
governor general	David Beattie Paul Reeves
monarch	Elizabeth II
party	New Zealand Labour Party
region	Māngere (New Zealand electorate)
successor	Robert Muldoon Geoffrey Palmer (politician) Taito Phillip Field