{"id":"john-ballance","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ballance","language":"en","name":"John Ballance","name_en":"John Ballance","name_ne":null,"description":"14th Premier of New Zealand (1839-1893)","headline":"14th Premier of New Zealand (1839-1893)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"John Ballance was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's first organised political party, the New Zealand Liberal Party, which was formed shortly after the 1890 election.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"27 March 1839","date":"1839-03-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"County Antrim","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189592"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 April 1893","date":"1893-04-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#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/Q980417#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27"},{"text":"New Zealand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"New Zealand Liberal Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1793808"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1891-01-24","end":"1893-04-27"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1891-01-24","end":"1893-04-27"},{"text":"Minister for Māori Development (24 January 1891 – 4 February 1891)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991876","start":"1891-01-24","end":"1891-02-04"},{"text":"Leader of the Opposition (2 July 1889 – 23 January 1891)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6508547","start":"1889-07-02","end":"1891-01-23"},{"text":"Minister for Māori Development (16 August 1884 – 8 October 1887)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991876","start":"1884-08-16","end":"1887-10-08"},{"text":"Minister of Defence (16 July 1884 – 8 October 1887)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10330337","start":"1884-07-16","end":"1887-10-08"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (12 March 1878 – 1 July 1879)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1878-03-12","end":"1879-07-01"},{"text":"Minister of Education of New Zealand (12 January 1878 – 1 July 1879)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866108","start":"1878-01-12","end":"1879-07-01"},{"text":"Member of the New Zealand Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18145518"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ballance","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980417"],"faq":[{"q":"When was John Ballance born?","a":"John Ballance was born on 27 March 1839 in County Antrim."},{"q":"What positions has John Ballance held?","a":"Positions held by John Ballance include: Prime Minister of New Zealand (1891–1893); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: John Ballance 1880.jpg — W H Clarke, Public domain.","cite":"\"John Ballance\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-ballance. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ballance","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ballance","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ballance?lang=ne"}}