Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand

Fifth Labour Government
Ministry of New Zealand
1999–2008
Ministry in October 2005
Date formed	10 December 1999
Date dissolved	19 November 2008
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Michael Hardie Boys (1999–2001) Dame Silvia Cartwright (2001–06) Sir Anand Satyanand (2006–08)
Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Deputy Prime Minister	Jim Anderton (1999–2002) Michael Cullen (2002–2008)
Member parties	Labour (1999–2008)   Alliance (1999–2002)   Progressive (2002–2008)
Status in legislature	Minority (coalition) (1999–2002) with confidence and supply from the Greens 59 / 120 (49%) Minority (coalition) (2002–2005) with confidence and supply from the United Future 54 / 120 (45%) Minority (coalition) (2005–2008) with confidence and supply from the United Future and New Zealand First 50 / 120 (41%) cooperation agreement with the Greens
Opposition party	National Party (1999–2008)   ACT Party (1999–2008)   Māori Party (2005–2008)   New Zealand First (1999–2005)   United New Zealand (1999–2002)
Opposition leader	Jenny Shipley (1999–2001) Bill English (2001–2003) Don Brash (2003–2006) John Key (2006–2008)
History
Elections	1999 general election 2002 general election 2005 general election
Legislature terms	46th Parliament 47th Parliament 48th Parliament
Budgets	2006 budget 2007 budget 2008 budget
Predecessor	Fourth National Government of New Zealand
Successor	Fifth National Government of New Zealand

The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 10 December 1999 to 19 November 2008. Labour Party leader Helen Clark negotiated a coalition with Jim Anderton, leader of the Alliance Party. While undertaking a number of substantial reforms, it was not particularly radical compared to previous Labour governments.