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David Lange

prime minister of New Zealand

Also known as: David Russell Lange

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024 • Article History

Category: History & Society

In full:: David Russell Lange

Born:: August 4, 1942, Otahuhu, New Zealand

Died:: August 13, 2005, Auckland (aged 63)

Title / Office:: prime minister (1984-1989), New Zealand

Political Affiliation:: New Zealand Labour Party

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David Lange (born August 4, 1942, Otahuhu, New Zealand—died August 13, 2005, Auckland) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician, who was the prime minister of New Zealand (1984–89). Strongly influenced by his father, a physician noted for his socialist views, Lange grew up in a working-class suburb of Auckland. After receiving a law degree from the University of Auckland, he chose to provide low-cost legal aid to the poor rather than pursue a more lucrative practice. At age 25 he moved to London for a year, during which time he was greatly influenced by the preaching of a Methodist ...(100 of 372 words)

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