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Jim Bolger

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997
Person human Q139785

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
May 31, 1935
Date of death
October 15, 2025
Place of birth
Ōpunake
Place of death
Wellington
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[9]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, farmer
Position held
Prime Minister of New Zealand, Leader of the Opposition, Member of the New Zealand Parliament, ambassador of New Zealand to the United States, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Immigration[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Opunake High School[16]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[24]
Member of political party
New Zealand National Party[26]
Award received
Order of New Zealand, New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993, New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors, honorary doctor of Massey University, honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Spouse
Joan Bolger[8]
Cause of death
kidney failure[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Family name
بولجر[30]
Given name
James, Brendan[31][32]
Honorific prefix
The Right Honourable[28]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Name in native language
Jim Bolger[35]
Number of children
+9[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New Zealand/politics[37]
P14541
wMLBf[38]
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Residence
Wellington[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Bolger en The Right Honourable James Brendan Bolger en Jim Bolger en James Brendan Bolger ar جيم بولغر de James Brendan Bolger de James Bolger el Τζιμ Μπόλγκερ es James Brendan Bolger fa جیم بولگر he ג'ים בולגר it James Brendan Bolger ja ジム・ボルジャー ko 짐 볼저 ru Джим Болджер sv James Brendan Bolger th จิม โบเกอร์ zh 吉姆·博格尔 zh 詹姆斯·博尔格 zh 詹姆斯·布伦丹·博尔格
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000114614546
VIAF cluster ID
58577914
Library of Congress authority ID
nb99080274
GND ID
137251238
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jim Bolger at press conference cropped.jpg ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BolgerJim1935-
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
bolger-james-jim-brendan
DDB person (GND) ID
137251238
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
88176
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
bolger-james
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
153243
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/James-Brendan-Bolger
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FAST ID
1727411
Freebase ID
/m/01_kls
GTAA ID
83835
Genealogics.org person ID
I00703712
Geni.com profile ID
6000000014808627802
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
james-brendan-bolger
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0247237
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
James_Brendan_Bolger
Lex ID
James_Bolger
Libraries Australia ID
40007314
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01112/eu_b_4207/b4207
Munzinger person ID
00000018320
NLA Trove people ID
929704
NUKAT ID
n2016261785
Notable Names Database ID
111/000164616
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3879220
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095516171
PM20 folder ID
pe/002106
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
12929
Te Papa agent ID
16880
WikiTree person ID
Bolger-211
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMCX8HdWrPtBYwkvHHmd
Yale LUX ID
person/54255e15-57f3-48f2-ba5f-904e95758a98

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Order of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, honorary doctor of Massey University, honorary doctor of the University of Waikato
Occupation 3
politician, farmer, diplomat
Given name 2
James, Brendan
Position held 2
Prime Minister of New Zealand, Leader of the Opposition
Cause of death 1
kidney failure
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Honorific prefix 1
The Right Honourable
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
New Zealand National Party
Place of birth 1
Ōpunake
Place of death 1
Wellington
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Residence 1
Wellington
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
Kiwibank
← FactGrid item ID 1
Villuis
← Successful candidate 1
1996 New Zealand general election
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Summary

Jim Bolger was born on May 31, 1935[1], in Ōpunake[2]. He died on October 15, 2025[3], in Wellington[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and farmer[7].

FAQs

Where was Jim Bolger born?

Jim Bolger's place of birth was Ōpunake[2].

Where did Jim Bolger die?

Jim Bolger died in Wellington[4].

Who was Jim Bolger married to?

Jim Bolger's spouses include Joan Bolger[8].

What did Jim Bolger do for work?

Jim Bolger worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], and farmer[7].

Where did Jim Bolger go to school?

Jim Bolger was educated at Opunake High School[16].

What awards did Jim Bolger receive?

Honors received include Order of New Zealand[17], New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993[18], New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[19], and Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[20].

Related Entities

New Zealand

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . iod.org.nz. iod.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . tamiro.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved . tamiro.massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved . waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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