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Later he was a founder of the New Zealand National Party in 1936 and the party's first parliamentary leader.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"12 March 1869","date":"1869-03-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Lyttelton","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q911909"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"17 May 1947","date":"1947-05-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Wellington","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23661"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"New Zealand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"farmer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131512"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"United Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2495287"},{"text":"New Zealand National Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204716"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Christchurch Boys' High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5109060"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister for Māori Development (1 November 1934 – 6 December 1935)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991876","start":"1934-11-01","end":"1935-12-06"},{"text":"Attorney-General of New Zealand (28 January 1933 – 6 December 1935)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818600","start":"1933-01-28","end":"1935-12-06"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (28 May 1930 – 6 December 1935)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1930-05-28","end":"1935-12-06"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (28 May 1930 – 22 September 1931)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1930-05-28","end":"1931-09-22"},{"text":"Minister of Foreign Affairs (28 May 1930 – 6 December 1935)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866148","start":"1930-05-28","end":"1935-12-06"},{"text":"Minister of Agriculture (10 December 1928 – 28 May 1930)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866033","start":"1928-12-10","end":"1930-05-28"},{"text":"Leader of the Opposition (13 August 1925 – 4 November 1925)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6508547","start":"1925-08-13","end":"1925-11-04"},{"text":"Member of the New Zealand Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18145518"},{"text":"Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28841847"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773"],"faq":[{"q":"When was George Forbes born?","a":"George Forbes was born on 12 March 1869 in Lyttelton."},{"q":"What positions has George Forbes held?","a":"Positions held by George Forbes include: Minister for Māori Development (1934–1935); Attorney-General of New Zealand (1933–1935); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1930–1935); Minister of Finance (1930–1931); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1930–1935)."},{"q":"Where did George Forbes study?","a":"George Forbes was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School."}],"related":[{"name":"Richard Seddon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/richard-seddon"},{"name":"Keith Holyoake","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/keith-holyoake"},{"name":"Daniel Pollen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-pollen"},{"name":"Walter Nash","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/walter-nash"},{"name":"Gordon Coates","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates"},{"name":"Michael Joseph Savage","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-joseph-savage"},{"name":"David Lange","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lange"},{"name":"Henry Sewell","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-sewell"},{"name":"Francis Bell","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francis-bell"},{"name":"Robert Stout","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-stout"},{"name":"Geoffrey Palmer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/geoffrey-palmer-q1385100"},{"name":"William Fox","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-fox"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/george-forbes-f4d22404b3.jpg","width":500,"height":660,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Herman John Schmidt 1872-1959 [1]","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_William_Forbes.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): George Forbes","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q775773","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775773","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: George William Forbes.jpg by Herman John Schmidt 1872-1959 [1] (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_William_Forbes.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article George Forbes, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: George William Forbes.jpg — Herman John Schmidt 1872-1959 [1], Public domain.","cite":"\"George Forbes\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/george-forbes. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T09:02:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-forbes","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-forbes","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-forbes?lang=ne"}}