List of prime ministers of New Zealand by place of birth

Last updated August 28, 2024

This is a list of prime ministers of New Zealand by place of birth. Of New Zealand's forty-two prime ministers, twenty were born in New Zealand, nineteen in the United Kingdom (including one in what is now the Republic of Ireland, but was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), two in Australia, and one in Portugal. Of those born in New Zealand, eleven were born in the North Island, and nine in the South Island. All prime ministers in office since 1960 have been born in New Zealand.

Australia (2)

Joseph Ward – Melbourne, Victoria ^[1]
Michael Joseph Savage – Tatong, Victoria ^[2]

New Zealand (20)

North Island (11)

South Island (9)

Christopher Luxon – Christchurch, Canterbury ^[5]
Jenny Shipley – Gore, Southland
Sidney Holland – Greendale, Canterbury
Bill English – Lumsden, Southland
George Forbes – Lyttelton, Canterbury
Bill Rowling – Motueka, Tasman Region
Francis Bell – Nelson
Geoffrey Palmer – Nelson
Norman Kirk – Waimate, Canterbury

Portugal (1)

George Grey – Lisbon

United Kingdom (19)

England (12)

Ireland (3)

Daniel Pollen – Dublin, Leinster (now the Republic of Ireland)
John Ballance – Glenavy, Ulster
William Massey – Limavady, Ulster

Scotland (4)

Thomas Mackenzie – Edinburgh
Edward Stafford – Edinburgh
Robert Stout – Lerwick, Shetland Islands
Peter Fraser – Hill of Fearn, Ross and Cromarty

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References

↑ Bassett, Michael. "Ward, Joseph George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 26 November 2011.
↑ Hobbs, Leslie (1967). The Thirty-year Wonders. Whitcombe and Tombs. p. 32.
↑ "John Key's Family Tree" (PDF). New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
↑ "Candidate profile: Jacinda Ardern". 3 News. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ "Air New Zealand Announces New Chief Executive Officer". Scoop. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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[DNZB_Ward-1] Bassett, Michael. "Ward, Joseph George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 26 November 2011.

[2] Hobbs, Leslie (1967). The Thirty-year Wonders. Whitcombe and Tombs. p. 32.

[family_tree-3] "John Key's Family Tree" (PDF). New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[3-news-profile-4] "Candidate profile: Jacinda Ardern". 3 News. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[Air_NZ_announces_new_CEO-5] "Air New Zealand Announces New Chief Executive Officer". Scoop. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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