Second Labour Government of New Zealand
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The Second Labour Government of New Zealand was the mid-20th-century administration led by the Labour Party that governed from 1957 to 1960 under Prime Minister Walter Nash.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Government of New Zealand
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cabinet ⓘ |
| cabinetCollectiveResponsibility | true ⓘ |
| cabinetNumber | 29th Ministry of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartners | none ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| defeatedInElection | 1960 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deputyPrimeMinister | Jerry Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicContext |
balance of payments difficulties
ⓘ
rising inflation ⓘ |
| endDate | 1960-12-12 ⓘ |
| financeMinister | Arnold Nordmeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | First National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignMinister | Walter Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAfterElection | 1957 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneral | Lord Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Walter Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
Black Budget
NERFINISHED
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expanded state housing programme ⓘ import controls and tighter economic regulation ⓘ increased social security benefits ⓘ pay-as-you-earn income tax system ⓘ |
| languageOfGovernment | English ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 32nd New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus | minority government ⓘ |
| ministerOfExternalAffairs | Walter Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ministerOfMaoriAffairs | Walter Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
loss of narrow parliamentary majority during term
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presentation of 1958 budget known as the Black Budget ⓘ |
| numberOfCabinetMinisters | 20 ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Keith Holyoake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | New Zealand National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
economic stabilisation
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full employment ⓘ welfare state consolidation ⓘ |
| politicalParty | New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Holland Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Walter Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1957-12-12 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Holyoake Ministry (1960–1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Zealand Labour Party