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Palmer : the parliamentary years / Raymond Richards.

Title
Palmer : the parliamentary years / Raymond Richards.
Author
Richards, Raymond, 1956-
Publication
Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, 2010.

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472 p., [12] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"... In 1984 Palmer became Deputy Prime Minister in the radical fourth Labour government, his organisational and diplomatic skills a good foil for David Lange's disordered brilliance. ... After five turbulent years Lange resigned, and Palmer became New Zealand's 33rd Prime Minister. His government made major and controversial decisions, but Palmer stepped down after only 13 months, following a challenge from within his own party. Written for a wide audience, Palmer : the parliamentary years is the product of research involving more than 200 linear metres of archives, as well as interviews with Palmer, his family and associates, some now deceased. It is a fascinating, warts-and-all account of the political career of one of New Zealand's brightest sons." -- Back cover.
Subject
  • Palmer, G. W. R
  • New Zealand Labour Party
  • Prime ministers > New Zealand > Biography
  • Politicians > New Zealand > Biography
  • New Zealand > Politics and government > 1972-
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p.402-458) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781877257926
  • 1877257923
OCLC
  • 683269317
  • SCSB-12784699
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library