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Jim Bolger Biography

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Jim Bolger, a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, was born on May 31, 1935. He played a significant role in New Zealand's political landscape, serving as Prime Minister twice and leaving a lasting mark on New Zealand's history.

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“I think we have a fascinating new and quite dominant input into politics - and it wont go away. From time to time, people articulate a view that we should ban opinion polls, but that's nonsense.”

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“And if you're getting a poll coming out month after month saying something and then all of a sudden does an enormous swing in one direction - you are dealing with a more volatile electorate than most people believe they have.”

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“I'm much more attracted personally to governments going their full term. It's very hard to have a fixed term election I know with ah... a parliamentary democracy, but I've always had an instinct to say there should be a fixed term.”

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“So I think that we're in a very heightened and somewhat unusual period of politics and polling around the countries that New Zealanders take close interest in.”

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“Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy.”

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Author:Jim Bolger

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Born: May 31, 1935
Known for: Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
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