The Second National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1960 to 1972. It was a conservative government which sought mainly to preserve the economic prosperity and general
Second National Government
Keith Holyoake served 1960–1972
Jack Marshall served 1972
Jack Marshall
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Sir John Ross Marshall was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending eleven years as the deputy prime mini
Second National Government of New Zealand
…and had been on National's front bench since the 1940s. His conservative bent was seen as a poor fit for the times. His resignation in favour of deputy Jack Marshall did little to revitalise the party. Marshall lacked the charisma of Labour leader Norman Kirk, and had little time to establish himself before an…
Marshall as a Cabinet minister in 1951
Marshall in 1957