Chris Laidlaw

New Zealand politician-sportsman
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Summary

Chris Laidlaw was born on November 16, 1943[1], in Dunedin[2]. He has worked as a rugby union player[3], politician[4], and diplomat[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[7]
  • Position held: Member of the New Zealand Parliament[8], ambassador[9]
  • Educated at: University of Otago[10], Merton College[11], King's High School[12]
  • Award received: Rhodes Scholarship[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of sports team: Oxford University RFC[15]
  • Member of political party: New Zealand Labour Party[16]
  • Commons category: Chris Laidlaw[17]
  • Position played on team / speciality: scrum-half[18]
  • Academic degree: Master of Arts[19]
  • Sport: rugby union[20]
  • Family name: Laidlaw[21]
  • Given name: Chris[22]
  • Academic thesis: Stratford: Economic Base and Growth Potential[23]
  • Start of work period: 1962[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[25], WikiProject New Zealand/politics[26]

Why It Matters

Chris Laidlaw is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Chris Laidlaw born?

Chris Laidlaw's place of birth was Dunedin[2].

What did Chris Laidlaw do for work?

Chris Laidlaw worked as a rugby union player[3], politician[4], and diplomat[5].

Where did Chris Laidlaw go to school?

Chris Laidlaw was educated at University of Otago[10], Merton College[11], and King's High School[12].

What awards did Chris Laidlaw receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr']
    On focus list of wikimedia project → NZThesisProject, WikiProject New Zealand/politics
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  2. 5w ago · Arn6338 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the New Zealand Parliament, ambassador
    Given name → Chris
    Country of citizenship → New Zealand
    Instance of → human
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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