deaths
May 27, 1943
Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1878)
Gordon Coates
Joseph Gordon Coates served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive Reform prime minister since 1912.
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent prime minister, Christopher Luxon, leader of the New Zealand National Party, took office on 27 November 2023.