Mike Moore | |
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![]() Moore, c. 2007 | |
34th Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
In office 4 September 1990 – 2 November 1990 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor‑General | Paul Reeves |
Deputy | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Palmer |
Succeeded by | Jim Bolger |
3rd Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
In office 1 September 1999 – 1 September 2002 | |
Preceded by | Renato Ruggiero |
Succeeded by | Supachai Panitchpakdi |
26th Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 2 November 1990 – 1 December 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
Deputy | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Jim Bolger |
Succeeded by | Helen Clark |
11th Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party | |
In office 4 September 1990 – 1 December 1993 | |
Deputy | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Palmer |
Succeeded by | Helen Clark |
10th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Geoffrey Palmer Himself |
Preceded by | Russell Marshall |
Succeeded by | Don McKinnon |
5th Minister of Overseas Trade | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 2 November 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Himself |
Preceded by | Warren Cooper |
Succeeded by | Don McKinnon |
25th Minister of Tourism | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange |
Preceded by | Rob Talbot |
Succeeded by | Phil Goff |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimakariri Christchurch North (1984–1996) Papanui (1978–1984) | |
In office 25 November 1978 – 31 August 1999 | |
Preceded by | Bert Walker |
Succeeded by | Clayton Cosgrove |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eden | |
In office 25 November 1972 – 29 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | John Rae |
Succeeded by | Aussie Malcolm |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Kenneth Moore 28 January 1949 Whakatāne, New Zealand |
Died | 2 February 2020 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 71)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Yvonne Dereany (m. 1975) |
Website | Website |
Michael Kenneth Moore ONZ AO PC[1] (28 January 1949 – 2 February 2020) was a New Zealand politician, union organiser, and author. In the Fourth Labour Government he served in several portfolios including minister of foreign affairs, and was the 34th prime minister of New Zealand for 59 days before the 1990 general election elected a new parliament.[2] Following Labour's defeat in that election, Moore served as Leader of the Opposition until the 1993 election, after which Helen Clark successfully challenged him for the Labour Party leadership.
Following his retirement from New Zealand politics, Moore was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1999 to 2002. He also held the post of New Zealand Ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2015.