Jim Anderton

Jim Anderton

James Patrick "Jim" Anderton (born 21 January 1938) is a New Zealand politician who led a succession of left wing parties after leaving the Labour Party in 1989. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. In 2010, he ran unsuccessfully for the mayoralty of Christchurch. Anderton retired from Parliament at the 2011 election.

Read more about Jim Anderton:  Early Life, Entering Politics, Member of Parliament, 1989 Split From Labour, Alliance, Coalition Government, Mayoral Candidacy, Retirement

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    Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making.
    —James Anderton (b. 1932)