Sir Keith Holyoake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater no formal tertiary education
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Queen's_Service_Order
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-02-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mangamutu,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-12-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Keith_Jacka_Holyoake
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1977-10-26
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:QSO
gptkb:GCMG
gptkb:KCMG
CH
The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Keith Holyoake
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Pahiatua
gptkb:Motueka
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm_(Governor-General) gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableEvent oversaw New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War
led National Party to four consecutive election victories
first New Zealander appointed Governor-General
oversaw New Zealand's entry into the Colombo Plan
oversaw abolition of capital punishment in New Zealand
gptkbp:notableFor only person to have been both Prime Minister and Governor-General of New Zealand
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:farmer
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:New_Zealand_National_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand
Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Walter_Nash
gptkb:Jack_Marshall
gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor-General) gptkb:Sir_Denis_Blundell
gptkbp:primeMinister 1957-12-12
1957-09-20
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:signature Keith Holyoake signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Norma_Janet_Ingram
gptkbp:successor_(Governor-General) gptkb:Sir_David_Beattie
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor-General) 1980-10-25
gptkbp:termEnd_(Prime_Minister,_second_term) 1972-02-07
gptkbp:termStart_(Prime_Minister,_second_term) 1960-12-12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Otago_Boys'_High_School
gptkb:Sir_Denis_Blundell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6