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Jim Anderton

New Zealand politician (1938–2018)
Person human Q1036723

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 21, 1938
Date of death
January 7, 2018
Place of birth
Auckland
Place of death
Christchurch
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[7]
Occupation
politician, businessperson
Position held
Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Agriculture[8][9][10]
Educated at
Auckland University of Technology[11]
Member of political party
New Zealand Labour Party, NewLabour Party, Alliance, Jim Anderton's Progressive Party, New Zealand Labour Party[14][15][16][17]
Award received
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12]
Family name
Anderton[18]
Given name
Jim[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New Zealand/politics[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Patrick Anderton en Jim Anderton ar جيم أندرتون de James Patrick Anderton ja ジム・アンダートン ko 짐 앤더튼 ru Андертон, Джим ru Джим Андертон tr James Patrick Anderton zh 吉姆·安德頓
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
61347161
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008034958
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jim Anderton, 2010.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
89814
FAST ID
1955850
Freebase ID
/m/01zvb_
JRC Names ID
248038
OpenSanctions ID
Jim Anderton
Our Campaigns candidate ID
157843
Prabook ID
190780
Who's Who UK ID
U9795
WikiTree person ID
Byrne-3128
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WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Member of political party 5
New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand Labour Party, Alliance, Jim Anderton's Progressive Party, NewLabour Party
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Educated at 1
Auckland University of Technology
Founded entities 1
Alliance
Given name 1
Jim
Instance of 1
human
OpenSanctions ID 1
Jim Anderton
Place of birth 1
Auckland
Place of death 1
Christchurch
Position held 1
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jim Anderton was born on January 21, 1938[1], in Auckland[2]. He died on January 7, 2018[3], in Christchurch[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and businessperson[6].

FAQs

Where was Jim Anderton born?

Jim Anderton was born in Auckland[2].

Where did Jim Anderton die?

Jim Anderton died in Christchurch[4].

What did Jim Anderton do for work?

Jim Anderton worked as a politician[5] and businessperson[6].

Where did Jim Anderton go to school?

Jim Anderton was educated at Auckland University of Technology[11].

What awards did Jim Anderton receive?

Honors received include Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].

Related Entities

Auckland University of Technology New Zealand New Zealand Labour Party

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . parliament.nz. parliament.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . stuff.co.nz. stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . smh.com.au. smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . parliament.nz. parliament.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . stuff.co.nz. stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jim
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    Educated at → Auckland University of Technology
    Member of political party → New Zealand Labour Party, NewLabour Party, Alliance +2
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