A report on Michael Joseph Savage

Iconic portrait of Savage, 1935
Iconic portrait of Savage, 1935
Savage (right, front row) at the Socialist Party's 1911 conference
Savage in the 1920s
Savage and his ministers in the first Labour Cabinet, photographed in the Old Parliament Building, c. 1935
Savage demonstrates his common touch, attending a rugby league match between New Zealand and Australia at Auckland, 1937
The state funeral procession for Michael Joseph Savage, April 1940
Grave and memorial near Bastion Point.

New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940.

- Michael Joseph Savage
Iconic portrait of Savage, 1935

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New Zealand Labour Party

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Centre-left political party in New Zealand.

Centre-left political party in New Zealand.

Members of the Labour parliamentary caucus, 1922. Prominent members are Harry Holland (seated, left of centre), Peter Fraser (seated, right of centre) and Michael Joseph Savage (back row, rightmost).
Michael Joseph Savage, the first Prime Minister from the Labour Party
Members of the First Labour Government on the steps of the Parliamentary Library in Wellington, 1935
Leader Norman Kirk opening Labour's election campaign in 1966
Party logo from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s
The free-market policies of David Lange's government deviated sharply from those of previous Labour governments
Helen Clark, Labour Prime Minister from 1999 to 2008
Party logo in 2008
Then-leader Phil Goff with current leader Jacinda Ardern and Carol Beaumont at a 2010 anti-mining march in Auckland
Leader Jacinda Ardern with party members at a 2017 Labour election campaign event

The party first came to power under prime ministers Michael Joseph Savage and Peter Fraser from 1935 to 1949, when it established New Zealand's welfare state.

Fraser c. 1942

Peter Fraser

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New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949.

New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949.

Fraser c. 1942
Fraser in 1918
Poster featuring candidates for the 1919 general election, including Peter Fraser (centre)
Labour Cabinet, 1935. Fraser is seated on the front row, second right, next to Savage
Group portrait photograph taken at a gathering of Cabinet ministers in 1941. Fraser is standing in the centre. Former prime minister and dissident National MP Gordon Coates stands furthest right.
Fraser (standing, right) at the 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London
A statue of Fraser in the Government Buildings Historic Reserve in Wellington.
Fraser, c. 1946

Fraser became a cabinet minister in, serving under Michael Joseph Savage.

Walter Nash

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New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960.

New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960.

Nash, c. 1920s
Nash speaking in New York City in September 1942
Nash at the Pacific War Council, 1942
Nash in 1951
Nash and his Finance Minister Arnold Nordmeyer
Nash's house of 38 years in Lower Hutt
Nash's state funeral

His political opinions were influenced by his friendship with prominent New Zealand socialists such as Michael Joseph Savage, Bob Semple and Harry Holland.

Prime Minister of New Zealand

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Head of government of New Zealand.

Head of government of New Zealand.

Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as the 40th prime minister by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, 26 October 2017
The prime minister chairs meetings of Cabinet, where government policy is formulated.
Premier House in Wellington is the prime minister's residence.
Henry Sewell, regarded as New Zealand's first premier
Richard Seddon styled himself "Prime Minister" in 1901
The 37th and 38th prime ministers of New Zealand, pictured in 2009: John Key meets his predecessor, Helen Clark.

Two prime ministers who died in office were buried in mausoleums: William Massey (died 1925) in the Massey Memorial in Wellington, and Michael Joseph Savage (died 1940) in the Savage Memorial at Bastion Point in Auckland.

New Zealand National Party

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Centre-right political party in New Zealand.

Centre-right political party in New Zealand.

Adam Hamilton was the first leader of the National Party.
Sir Sidney Holland was the first National Prime Minister, 1949–1957
Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister, 1957 and 1960–1972
Sir Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister, 1975–1984
A former National Party logo, used during the Muldoon era
Jim Bolger served 1986–1997 born 1935 (age {{age|1935|05|31}})
Dame Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister, 1997–1999
Sir John Key, Prime Minister, 2008–2016
National Party election campaigners in Kaikoura, 2014
Christopher Luxon has served as the party's leader since November 2021
Sir Jim McLay served 1984–1986 born 1945 (age {{age|1945|02|21}})
Dame Jenny Shipley served 1997–2001 born 1952 (age {{age|1952|02|04}})
Sir Bill English served 2001–03; 2016–18 born 1961 (age {{age|1961|12|30}})
Don Brash served 2003–2006 born 1940 (age {{age|1940|09|24}})
Sir John Key served 2006–2016 born 1961 (age {{age|1961|08|09}})
Simon Bridges served 2018–2020 born 1976 (age {{age|1976|10|12}})
Todd Muller served 2020 born 1968 (age {{age|1968|12|23}})
Judith Collins served 2020–2021 born 1959 (age {{age|1959|02|24}})

Hamilton, however, failed to counter Labour's popular Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage effectively.

John A. Lee

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New Zealand politician and writer.

New Zealand politician and writer.

Memorial plaque dedicated to John A. Lee in Dunedin, on the Writers' Walk on the Octagon

However, Lee did not have the support of Michael Joseph Savage, the new Prime Minister.

Webb in 1935

Paddy Webb

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New Zealand trade unionist and politician.

New Zealand trade unionist and politician.

Webb in 1935
Webb in 1935

During this time, he met Michael Joseph Savage, who would eventually become the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party

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Highest-ranked politician within the New Zealand Labour Party, who serves as the parliamentary leader and leading spokesperson of the party.

Highest-ranked politician within the New Zealand Labour Party, who serves as the parliamentary leader and leading spokesperson of the party.

At the 1935 election, Michael Joseph Savage led the Labour Party to victory, becoming the first Labour prime minister.

First Labour Government of New Zealand

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The government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949.

The government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949.

Political manifesto printed by the Labour Party before it was elected in 1935
Michael Joseph Savage
Peter Fraser

Labour was helped by a change of leadership in 1933, after leader Harry Holland died and was replaced by Michael Joseph Savage, who did not seem to be a frightening communist but rather a kindly uncle figure.

1935 New Zealand general election

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Nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term.

Nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term.

Winning party by electorate.

It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister after defeating the governing coalition, consisting of the United Party and the Reform Party, in a landslide.