1. Overview

2. Records

3. Oldest living Prime Ministers of New Zealand

4. See also

5. Notes

This is a list of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by age, including when they were born, what age they were when they were appointed prime minister, what age they were when they left the office and the age at which they died, or their current age as of {{date}} if they are still alive. The table can be sorted by each different category.

The date of appointment is the date on which they were sworn in by the governor-general for their first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new prime minister was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.

Overview

The oldest living Prime Minister is Jim Bolger, born 31 May 1935 (aged {{age in years and days|1935|5|31}}). The youngest living former Prime Minister is Bill English, born 30 December 1961 (aged {{age in years and days|1961|12|30}}). The youngest living Prime Minister is the incumbent, Jacinda Ardern, born 26 July 1980 (aged {{age in years and days|1980|7|26}}).

The longest-lived Prime Minister was George Grey, who lived to {{Age in years and days|1812|04|14|1898|09|19|mf=y}}. Current oldest-living Prime Minister Jim Bolger will tie Grey if he lives to 6 November 2021. The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Norman Kirk, who died in office at the age of 51 years, 237 days.

The prime minister with the longest retirement is Robert Stout. He left office on 8 October 1887, and died 42 years, and 284 days later on 19 July 1930. The prime minister with the shortest retirement is Joseph Ward, who died on 8 July 1930, 41 days after he left office on 28 May 1930.

Records

The three youngest people when they first became prime minister were:

• Edward Stafford{{spaced ndash}}37
• Jacinda Ardern{{spaced ndash}}37
• Julius Vogel{{spaced ndash}}38

The three oldest people when they first became prime minister were:

• Walter Nash{{spaced ndash}}75
• Francis Bell{{spaced ndash}}74
• George Grey{{spaced ndash}}65

The three oldest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:

• Walter Nash{{spaced ndash}}78
• Francis Bell{{spaced ndash}}74
• Joseph Ward{{spaced ndash}}74

The three youngest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:

• Julius Vogel{{spaced ndash}}41
• Mike Moore{{spaced ndash}}41
• Frederick Weld{{spaced ndash}}42

Oldest living Prime Ministers of New Zealand

Not all prime ministers live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 32 deceased prime ministers, 15 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 17 did not (including all 5 prime ministers who died in office, and 12 others). Jim Bolger has held this distinction since Bill Rowling's death on 31 October 1995 a record {{ayd|1995|10|31}} so far. He surpassed the previous record held by Robert Stout on 24 November 2018. Robert Stout became the oldest living prime minister when John Hall died in 1907 and remained so until his death in 1930, for 23 years and 24 days.

John Hall became the oldest living prime minister after the death of George Waterhouse, but he survived Waterhouse by only 323 days.

On one occasion the oldest living prime minister lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the appointment of a prime minister who was older. Sidney Holland ceased to be the oldest living prime minister when Walter Nash was appointed.

John Hall was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 81 years, and 231 days. Francis Bell, who was 84 years, and 348 days old when he died, was the oldest prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction. David Lange, who died on 13 August 2005 at 63 years, and 9 days old is the most recent prime minister to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by date of birth
• List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by place of birth
• List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by time in office
• Living Prime Ministers of New Zealand

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