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Sir Sidney Holland | |
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_2.png) Holland in 1953 | |
| 25th Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 13 December 1949 – 20 September 1957 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Bernard Freyberg Charles Norrie Charles Lyttelton |
| Deputy | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Peter Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Keith Holyoake |
| 14th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 26 November 1940 – 13 December 1949 | |
| Deputy | William Polson (1940–46)[1] Keith Holyoake (1946–49) |
| Preceded by | Adam Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1893 Greendale, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 August 1961 (aged 67) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform (1935–1938) National (1938–1957) |
| Spouse | Florence Beatrice Drayton |
| Children | 4, including Eric |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Branch/service | New Zealand Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1915–1917 |
| Rank | _OF-1a.svg){kind=small} Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 13th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery |
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Sir Sidney George Holland GCB CH PC (18 October 1893 – 5 August 1961) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 25th prime minister of New Zealand from 13 December 1949 to 20 September 1957. He was instrumental in the creation and consolidation of the New Zealand National Party, which was to dominate New Zealand politics for much of the second half of the 20th century.
Holland was elected to parliament in 1935, and became the second Leader of the National Party, and Leader of the Opposition, in 1940. He served briefly (1942) in a war cabinet but thereafter attacked the Labour government for its interventionist economic policies. Holland led the National Party to its first election victory in 1949. His National government implemented moderate economic reforms, dismantling many state controls. Holland's government also undertook constitutional change in 1950, by abolishing the Legislative Council, the upper house of parliament, on the grounds that it was ineffectual.
In 1951, Holland, having confronted locked out dockers and coal miners intent on what he called "industrial anarchy",[2] called a snap election and was re-elected Prime Minister. In its second term, the National government signed the ANZUS defence agreement with Australia and the United States. Holland led his party to a third consecutive victory in 1954. Following ill health in 1957, Holland stepped down as Prime Minister to be replaced by Keith Holyoake.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 337.
- ^ Morris, Caroline; Boston, Jonathan; Butler, Petra (2011). Reconstituting the Constitution. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236. ISBN 9783642215728. Retrieved 5 September 2017.