Walter Nash

Politician

Birthday February 12, 1882

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jun 4, 1968 (86)

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About

Gained fame as the 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1957 to 1960. He also served his country as the Minister of Finance and he was notably one of the original members of the Labor Party.

Before Fame

He grew up in a poor family and moved to New Zealand in hopes of better opportunity.

Trivia

He liked to mix orange juice and gin at receptions. He was criticized for not acting during the 1960 South African rugby tour during Apartheid.

Family Life

He had four children with his wife Lotty May Eaton.

Associated With

He protested the policies of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration during the Vietnam War.