George Forbes

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George Forbes was a New Zealand politician who served as Prime Minister during the early 1930s and led the country through much of the Great Depression.

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instanceOf Prime Minister of New Zealand
human
burialPlace Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch NERFINISHED
coalitionPartner Reform Party (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1869-03-12
dateOfDeath 1947-05-17
education Christchurch Boys' High School NERFINISHED
electedIn 1908 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1911 New Zealand general election
1914 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1919 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1922 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1925 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1928 New Zealand general election
1931 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1935 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
1938 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
electoralDistrictRepresented Hurunui NERFINISHED
father Robert Forbes NERFINISHED
formedCoalitionGovernmentWith Gordon Coates NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment New Zealand NERFINISHED
honor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
knownFor leadership of the United–Reform coalition government
leading New Zealand during much of the Great Depression
ledGovernmentDuring Great Depression NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
United Party NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm George V NERFINISHED
mother Mary Forbes NERFINISHED
name George William Forbes NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
occupation politician
parliamentaryTermEnd 1943
parliamentaryTermStart 1908
placeOfBirth Lyttelton, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Christchurch, New Zealand NERFINISHED
positionHeld Leader of the Opposition of New Zealand
Member of Parliament of New Zealand
Minister of Finance of New Zealand NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of New Zealand
precededByAsPrimeMinister Joseph Ward NERFINISHED
primeMinisterTermEnd 1935-12-06
primeMinisterTermStart 1930-05-28
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Cheviot, New Zealand NERFINISHED
spouse Lillian Gertrude Anderson NERFINISHED
succeededByAsPrimeMinister Michael Joseph Savage NERFINISHED

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Michael Joseph Savage predecessor George Forbes
United Party primeMinisterFromParty George Forbes
subject surface form: United Party (New Zealand)
United Party notableLeader George Forbes
subject surface form: United Party (New Zealand)