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Departing from National Party convention, Muldoon was a right-wing populist and economic nationalist, with a distinctive public persona described as reactionary, aggressive, and abrasive.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 September 1921","date":"1921-09-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Auckland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37100"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"5 August 1992","date":"1992-08-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Auckland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37100"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#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/Q737739#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"New Zealand National Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204716"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Mount Albert Grammar School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6919331"},{"text":"Mount Albert Primary School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24189536"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Thea Muldoon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19359506","start":"1951","end":"1992"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1975-12-12","end":"1984-07-26"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1975-12-12","end":"1984-07-26"},{"text":"Leader of the Opposition (4 July 1974 – 12 December 1975)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6508547","start":"1974-07-04","end":"1975-12-12"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5261068","start":"1972-02-09","end":"1972-12-08"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (4 March 1967 – 8 December 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1967-03-04","end":"1972-12-08"},{"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/Q737739#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423","date":"1983-12-31"},{"text":"Companion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16947520","date":"1977-06-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Muldoon","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737739"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Robert Muldoon born?","a":"Robert Muldoon was born on 25 September 1921 in Auckland."},{"q":"What positions has Robert Muldoon held?","a":"Positions held by Robert Muldoon include: Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975–1984); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Muldoon 26 June 1969.jpg — McCready_Muldoon_Shaw_1969.jpg : Courtesy of Horowhenua Historical Society inc, Levin, New Zealand derivative work: SimonLyall ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Robert Muldoon\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-muldoon. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T09:02:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-muldoon","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-muldoon","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-muldoon?lang=ne"}}