First Labour government (1935)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:New_Zealander
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:deputy gptkb:Peter_Fraser
gptkbp:endDate 27 June 1949
gptkbp:financeMinister gptkb:Walter_Nash
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Lord_Galway
gptkb:Sir_Cyril_Newall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Labour government (1935)
gptkbp:ideology democratic socialism
social democracy
gptkbp:notableAchievement nationalisation of key industries
expansion of social welfare
establishment of state housing
expansion of public health services
increased government intervention in the economy
increased workers' rights and protections
introduction of free secondary education
introduction of the family benefit
introduction of universal superannuation
support for the Allied war effort in WWII
creation of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as a state institution
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Social_Security_Act_1938
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II involvement
introduction of the welfare state in New Zealand
response to the Great Depression
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Michael_Joseph_Savage
gptkb:Walter_Nash
gptkb:Tim_Armstrong
gptkb:Hugh_Watt
gptkb:Peter_Fraser
gptkb:Arnold_Nordmeyer
gptkb:Bob_Semple
gptkb:Frank_Langstone
gptkb:Gervan_McMillan
gptkb:Rex_Mason
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:25th_New_Zealand_Parliament
gptkb:26th_New_Zealand_Parliament
gptkb:27th_New_Zealand_Parliament
gptkb:28th_New_Zealand_Parliament
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:New_Zealand_Labour_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:United–Reform_coalition_government
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Michael_Joseph_Savage
gptkb:Peter_Fraser
gptkbp:startDate 6 December 1935
gptkbp:successor gptkb:First_National_government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_government_(historical)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6