Peter Fraser Prime minister

Peter Fraser CH (28 August 1884 – 12 December 1950) was a New Zealand political figure who served as the 24th Prime Minister from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. He assumed the office nearly seven months after the outbreak of World War II and remained as head of government for almost ten years. Considered by historians as a major figure in the history of New Zealand Labour Party, he was in office longer than any other New Zealand Labour Prime Minister and is to date the fourth longest serving Prime Minister.

Personal facts

Peter Fraser
Birth dateAugust 28, 1884
Birth place
Scotland , Tain
Religion
Presbyterianism
Date of deathDecember 12, 1950
Place of death
Wellington
Profession
Stevedore

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Politician

governorgeneral
George Monckton-Arundell 8th Viscount Galway
Bernard Freyberg 1st Baron Freyberg
monarch
George VI
party
New Zealand Labour Party
region
Brooklyn (New Zealand electorate)
successor
Charles Henry Chapman (politician)

Prime minister

FromMarch 27, 1940
ToDecember 13, 1949

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