Sir Robert David Muldoon was a New Zealand conservative politician who served as the 31st prime minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party. Departing from National Party convention, Muldoon was a right-wing populist and economic nationalist, with a distinctive public persona described as reactionary, aggressive, and abrasive.
Muldoon in 1978
Robert Muldoon
Robert Muldoon married Thea Flyger in 1951.
Muldoon in China as Minister of Finance, 1970
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent prime minister, Christopher Luxon, leader of the New Zealand National Party, took office on 27 November 2023.
Christopher Luxon reads the oath of allegiance, 27 November 2023
Pictured in 2017, the then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (foreground, left of centre) chairs her first meeting of Cabinet, wherein government policy is formulated.
Premier House in Wellington is the prime minister's residence.
Henry Sewell, regarded as New Zealand's first premier