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Michael Joseph Savage PC (23 March 1872 – 27 March 1940) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940.
Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand’s first Labour prime minister, was probably also its best-loved. His avuncular image hung in the homes of the Labour faithful for decades. Savage was born into a poor family in Victoria, Australia.
Michael Joseph Savage (born March 23, 1872, Rothesay, Victoria [Australia]—died March 27, 1940, Wellington, N.Z.) was a statesman who, as New Zealand’s first Labour prime minister (1935–40), won public support for his administration’s economic recovery and social-welfare programs.
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Michael Joseph Savage is considered in present day New Zealand as the greatest Prime Minister in New Zealand’s history. His time as Prime Minister had helped lay the framework for modern New Zealand politics and helped create the nation’s current social welfare system [Gustafson, 1968, p3-6].
Trade unionist, socialist, politician, prime minister. This biography, written by Barry Gustafson, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1998. Michael Savage was born on 23 March 1872 at Tatong, near Benalla in Victoria, Australia, the youngest of eight children of Irish immigrants Richard Savage and his wife ...
Michael Joseph Savage. Lifetime: 23 Mar 1872 – 27 Mar 1940. Prime Minister: 6 Dec 1935–27 Mar 1940. Age on becoming Prime Minister: 63. Electorate: Auckland West. Political Party: Labour. Biography. Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand’s first Labour PM, was probably also it's best-loved.
A biography of Michael Joseph Savage, a prime minister of New Zealand and a labor leader who led the country during the depression and World War II. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
