George Forbes

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George Forbes was a New Zealand politician who served as Prime Minister during the early 1930s and led the country through much of the Great Depression.

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George Forbes canonical 7
George William Forbes 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prime Minister of New Zealand
human
burialPlace Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch
coalitionPartner Reform Party (New Zealand)
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1869-03-12
dateOfDeath 1947-05-17
education Christchurch Boys' High School
electedIn 1908 New Zealand general election
1911 New Zealand general election
1914 New Zealand general election
1919 New Zealand general election
1922 New Zealand general election
1925 New Zealand general election
1928 New Zealand general election
1931 New Zealand general election
1935 New Zealand general election
1938 New Zealand general election
electoralDistrictRepresented Hurunui
father Robert Forbes
formedCoalitionGovernmentWith Gordon Coates
headOfGovernment New Zealand
honor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
knownFor leadership of the United–Reform coalition government
leading New Zealand during much of the Great Depression
ledGovernmentDuring Great Depression
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (New Zealand)
United Party
monarchDuringTerm George V
mother Mary Forbes
name George William Forbes
linked to: George Forbes
nativeLanguage English
occupation politician
parliamentaryTermEnd 1943
parliamentaryTermStart 1908
placeOfBirth Lyttelton, New Zealand
linked to: Lyttelton
placeOfDeath Christchurch, New Zealand
positionHeld Leader of the Opposition of New Zealand
Member of Parliament of New Zealand
Minister of Finance of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand
precededByAsPrimeMinister Joseph Ward
primeMinisterTermEnd 1935-12-06
primeMinisterTermStart 1930-05-28
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Cheviot, New Zealand
spouse Lillian Gertrude Anderson
succeededByAsPrimeMinister Michael Joseph Savage

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Michael Joseph Savage predecessor George Forbes
United Party (New Zealand) primeMinisterFromParty George Forbes
subject linked to: United Party
United Party (New Zealand) notableLeader George Forbes
subject linked to: United Party
George Forbes name George William Forbes
linked to: George Forbes
George Forbes name George William Forbes
linked to: George Forbes
Forbes Ministry headOfGovernment George Forbes
Forbes Ministry namedAfter George Forbes