by Michael King
United Government, Ward Ministry, 1928–30 (Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward)
United Government, Forbes Ministry, 1930–31 (Prime Minister George Forbes)
Coalition Government, Forbes Ministry, 1931–35 (Prime Minister George Forbes)
Labour Government, Savage Ministry, 1935–40 (Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage)
Labour Government, Fraser Ministry, 1940–49 (Prime Minister Peter Fraser)
National Government, Holland Ministry, 1949–57 (Prime Minister Sidney Holland)
National Government, Holyoake Ministry, 1957 (Prime Minister Keith Holyoake)
Labour Government, Nash Ministry, 1957–60 (Prime Minister Walter Nash)
National Government, Holyoake Ministry, 1960–72 (Prime Minister Keith Holyoake)
National Government, Marshall Ministry, 1972 (Prime Minister John Marshall)
Labour Government, Kirk Ministry, 1972–74 (Prime Minister Norman Kirk)
Labour Government, Rowling Ministry, 1974–75 (Prime Minister Wallace [Bill] Rowling)
National Government, Muldoon Ministry, 1975–84 (Prime Minister Robert Muldoon)
Labour Government, Lange Ministry, 1984–89 (Prime Minister David Lange)
Labour Government, Palmer Ministry, 1989–90 (Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer)
Labour Government, Moore Ministry, 1990 (Prime Minister Mike Moore)
National Government, Bolger Ministry, 1990–97 (Prime Minister Jim Bolger)
National Government, Shipley Ministry, 1997–99 (Prime Minister Jenny Shipley)
Labour Government, Clark Ministry, 1999– (Prime Minister Helen Clark)
About the author
Michael King, who was tragically killed in March 2004, was one of New Zealand’s leading historians. Over three decades he wrote or edited more than 30 books, most of them New Zealand history or biography. He won a wide range of awards for this work, including the New Zealand Book Award for Non-fiction, the Wattie Book of the Year (twice), the Montana Medal for Non-fiction and, in 2003, an inaugural Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.
He was a contributor to the prestigious Oxford History of New Zealand and wrote for all five volumes of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
Dr King taught or held fellowships at seven universities in New Zealand and other countries, including Georgetown University in Washington DC, where he was Visiting Professor of New Zealand Studies.