Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand
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The Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand was the reformist centre-left administration of the 1980s that radically transformed the country’s economy and social policy through market liberalisation and progressive legislation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Government of New Zealand
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Labour government ⓘ |
| conflictWithinGovernment | disputes over pace of economic reform ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| endedAfterElection | 1990 New Zealand general election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| financeMinister | Roger Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignMinister | Russell Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAfterElection | 1984 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneral |
Dame Catherine Tizard
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Sir David Beattie NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Paul Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
David Lange
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Geoffrey Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | Rogernomics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedLegislation | New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTax | Goods and Services Tax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus | majority government ⓘ |
| locationOfGovernment | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economic liberalisation
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market-oriented reforms ⓘ social policy reform ⓘ |
| partOf | history of New Zealand ⓘ |
| policy |
deregulation of financial markets
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floating of the New Zealand dollar ⓘ monetary policy reform ⓘ nuclear-free New Zealand policy NERFINISHED ⓘ public sector restructuring ⓘ removal of agricultural subsidies ⓘ state-owned enterprise corporatisation ⓘ tariff reduction ⓘ tax reform ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | electoral backlash to economic reforms ⓘ |
| rulingParty | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1984 New Zealand constitutional crisis
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implementation of nuclear-free policy and ANZUS tensions ⓘ |
| socialPolicy |
Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986
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anti-discrimination measures ⓘ expansion of Māori rights recognition ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
David Lange
subject surface form:
New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand public sector reforms of the 1980s
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