Jim Bolger

Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1935)

1st anniversary in 2026

In context

James Brendan Bolger was a New Zealand politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997.

Jim Bolger appears on our October 15 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.

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