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	Jim Bolger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bolger had originally proposed a return to a bicameral system, with an elected Senate, but this proposal was dropped in the face of support for electoral reform.
		Bolger was out of the country at the time, and when he returned he found that he didn't have enough support in his caucus to remain as party leader and prime minister.
		Bolger is a Roman Catholic with nine children and voted pro-life whenever the issue came up in a conscience vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Bolger (692 words)

	Jim McLay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two main candidates in the leadership race (apart from Muldoon himself) were Jim McLay and Jim Bolger.
		Bolger, meanwhile, was seen as a more traditionalist and pragmatic candidate, although he was not so conservative as Muldoon.
		Jim Bolger received a clear majority in the resulting caucus vote, ending McLay's leadership of the National Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_McLay (645 words)

	Jim Bolger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Right Honourable James Brendan "Jim" Bolger (born 31 May 1935) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997.
		In 1994, Bolger caused surprise by suggesting that New Zealand should follow Australia by severing links with the British monarchy and become a republic, but this received little popular support, as did proposals to end the status of the Privy Council as the country's highest court of appeal.
		In 1997, Bolger was ousted as leader by his party caucus, and was replaced as Prime Minister by Jenny Shipley.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Jim_Bolger (494 words)

	Bolger, Jim - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bolger, Jim
		However the October 1996 general election, held for the first time under a mixed-member system of proportional representation, was inconclusive and Bolger was forced to form a coalition government, with the New Zealand First Party leader, Winston Peters, as his deputy.
		Born in Opunake, on North Island, a successful farmer, Bolger joined the conservative National Party in the 1960s and was elected to parliament in 1972, representing King Country.
		He held a variety of cabinet posts under Robert Muldoon's leadership 1977–84, including fisheries, labour, and immigration, and was an effective, if uncharismatic, leader of the opposition from March 1986, taking the National Party to a landslide record electoral victory over the Labour Party, led by Michael Moore, in October 1990.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Bolger%2c+Jim (311 words)

	Jim Bolger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bolger's National government continued the economic and reforms of the previous Labour government with Minister Ruth Richardson implementing drastic cuts in public spending in health and welfare.
		In spite of his party's opposition Bolger a referendum on whether or not New should change from the British style electoral of 'first past the post' to one proportional representation.
		In 1997 Bolger was ousted as leader by party caucus and was replaced as Prime by Jenny Shipley.
	www.freeglossary.com /Jim_Bolger (737 words)

	NZOOM - ONE News - Politics
		She says Jim Bolger's appointment as chair of New Zealand Post's bank is preferable to putting what she describes as a "left wing flunky" in charge.
		Bolger presided as Prime Minister over the sale of the Bank of New Zealand in 1992 for $850 million and she says that could prove useful experience for a future National government.
		Bolger maintains he was right to preside over the sale of New Zealand's last state-owned bank, but says that was an entirely different operation to the one planned now.
	onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,55509-1-8,00.html (653 words)

	Press Release Bolger Dec 04
		On examination of total winnings, Jim Bolger would stand out among Irish trainers in the 2004 flat season, with an increase of a whopping 51% from 2003*; not surprisingly then the County Carlow based yard is very pleased with its first year using an ECB Equine Spa in its training regime.
		The 2004 statistics put Jim Bolger firmly in the clear top 5 Irish flat trainers, and with 90 plus horses in training he has fully incorporated the Spa into training regimes, “I am very pleased with the results all round and I shall be continuing to use the Spa”.
		Bolger and other equine clients are currently aiding Professor Evan Hunt on continuing scientific research into the effects of equine cold water hydrotherapy.
	equinespa.com /PressReleaseBolgerDec04.htm (425 words)

	Ray Bolger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ray Bolger (Raymond Wallace Bulcao) (January 10, 1904 - January 15, 1987) was an American entertainer of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz.
		Bolger's sympathy for Dorothy's plight, his cleverness and bravery in her rescue from the Wicked Witch of the West and his deep affection for her shone through, endearing the character -- and Bolger -- in the public mind forever.
		Bolger died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1987 of cancer just five days after his eighty-third birthday and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
	ray-bolger.wikiverse.org (565 words)

	Jim Bolger - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Bolger's National government continued the economic and social reforms of the previous Labour government, with Finance Minister Ruth_Richardson implementing drastic cuts in public spending, particularly in health and welfare.
		In spite of his party's opposition, Bolger held a referendum on whether or not New Zealand should change from the British style electoral system of 'first past the post' to one of proportional_representation.
		In 1994, Bolger caused surprise by suggesting that New Zealand should follow Australia by severing links with the British_monarchy and become a republic, but this received little popular support, as did proposals to end the status of the Privy_Council as the country's highest court of appeal.
	www.indexsuche.com /Jim_Bolger.html (403 words)

	The Jobs Letter No.14 -- Diary
		Jim Bolger believes politicians should still be concerned about the plight of the poor, despite comments by Bill Birch that he was not worried by widening income disparities in NZ.
		Jim Bolger says that the government does not need to fund foodbanks as the social welfare system was adequate to meet the needs of families.
		Jim Bolger is in America for an historic meeting with the American President Bill Clinton.
	www.jobsletter.org.nz /jbl01401.htm (937 words)

	Jim Bolger Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Jim Bolger was born on Tuesday, February 23, 1932, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
		Bolger was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1950, with the Cincinnati Reds, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Jim Bolger's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Jim Bolger baseball statistics page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=bolgeji01 (307 words)

	Encyclopedia: Jim Bolger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bolger entered politics in 1972 as a New Zealand National Party member of parliament.
		After an unsuccessful election in 1987, in 1990 the National Party heavily defeated the Labour government and formed a majority government with Bolger as Prime Minister.
		Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jim-Bolger (2817 words)

	Ruth Richardson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bolger, however, made it clear that he strongly opposed Richardson's candidacy, instead throwing his support behind Don McKinnon.
		Many National politicians believed that Richardson sought to replace Bolger as leader, but even if Bolger was vulnerable, the two factions that opposed him (one led by Richardson and the other led by Winston Peters) were unwilling to cooperate.
		Bolger's leadership remained secure, and when his popularity rose, the window of opportunity was lost.
	www.portaljuice.com /ruth_richardson.html (707 words)

	Ruthanasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, defended the move in his memoirs on the grounds that he had been badly misled in the runup to the 1990 election as to the actual state of the New Zealand economy.
		Bolger dismissed Richardson from the post of Minister of Finance and she returned to the back benches.
		Conservative Bolger ally Bill Birch became the new Minister of Finance.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Ruthanasia.html (231 words)

	Bolger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jim Bolger's multiple Group One winner was beaten into third when odds-on for the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp last time, but had previously chased home Motivator and Oratorio in the Irish Champion Stakes.
		Jim Bolger’s second term relied upon a margin over Labour in 1993 (7,092 votes) that is one-seventh of Labour’s margin in this election.
		Dermot Bolger Dermot Bolger was born in Finglas, North Dublin, in 1959.
	www.newstrove.com /cgi-bin/search.pl?wn1=52019&title=Bolger (5353 words)

	New Zealand general election 1993 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It saw the governing National Party, led by Jim Bolger, win a second term in office, despite a major swing back towards the Labour Party.
		Once in government, however, the key Minister of Finance role was taken not by a moderate but by Ruth Richardson, who wished to expand, not end, the economic reforms.
		The Alliance, the largest "third party", was a broad coalition of five smaller groups - the NewLabour Party (a Labour splinter), the Democrats (a social credit party), the Greens (an environmentalist party), Mana Motuhake (a Maori party), and the Liberal Party (a National splinter).
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_Zealand_general_election_1993 (978 words)

	Former PM's - Official website of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
		The Rt Hon Jim Bolger was Prime Minister of New Zealand from October 1990 to December 1997.
		In December 1997 Mr Bolger retired as Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party, and was appointed Minister of State and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (with special responsibility for APEC).
		In 1998 Mr Bolger was appointed New Zealand Ambassador to Washington and he resigned as a Member of Parliament in March 1998.
	www.primeminister.govt.nz /oldpms/1990bolger.html (569 words)

	The Jobs Letter No.2 -- Diary
		Salvation Army's Christchurch foodbank organiser invites Jim Bolger to spend a day in the city foodbank to see that there were indeed people going hungry in New Zealand.
		Jim Bolger and Irish PM Reynolds discuss setting up a reciprocal working holiday scheme for young people under age of 27.
		Jim Bolger asks Social Welfare to look into the reasons why people on benefits still needed to turn to foodbanks for help.
	www.jobsletter.org.nz /jbl00201.htm (584 words)

	Jenny Shipley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When National under Jim Bolger won the election of 1990, Shipley became Minister of Social Welfare, having been National's spokesperson on that topic while in Opposition.
		In late 1997, while Bolger attended a conference in Scotland, Shipley convinced a majority of her National Party colleagues to back her bid for the leadership.
		While Bolger had been able to maintain good relations with New Zealand First (and, in particular, with its leader, Winston Peters), the alliance became strained after Shipley rose to power.
	www.wikiverse.org /jenny-shipley (618 words)

	Irish Farmers Journal Interactive - Farm Management
		Another classic success for trainer Jim Bolger, the race was a real family triumph and a milestone in the career of jockey Kevin Manning.
		Jim Bolger has had some other great days racing at the Curragh and previously won the 1983 Irish Oaks with Give Thanks and the 1992 Irish Derby with St Jovite.
		Bolger is a modest man however and, minutes after one of his finest racing achievements, he was leaving the course to go to Portlaoise to watch his native county Wexford play Clare in the hurling championship.
	www.farmersjournal.ie /2002/0720/horses/racing.html (666 words)

	New Zealand Government Ministers Prime Minister
		Following the 1978 General Election, Mr Bolger was appointed Minister of Labour, a post which he retained until the defeat of the National Government in 1984.
		Mr Bolger was President of the International Labour Organisation in 1983 and has led several New Zealand delegations to international conferences in Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
		In November 1984, Mr Bolger was elected Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and in March 1986 he became Leader of the Opposition.
	www.executive.govt.nz /93-96/minister/pm/index.html (381 words)

	Shipley, Jenny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When the National Party came to power in 1990, Shipley entered Jim Bolger’s government as minister of social welfare and women’s affairs 1990–93, health and women’s affairs 1993–94, and minister of transport and state services 1996–97.
		During Bolger’s absence at the Commonwealth heads of government conference in the UK, in November 1997, she consolidated her position and on his return warned him that she had enough support within the parliamentary party to force his resignation.
		This persuaded Bolger to resign as party leader and she was elected as his replacement and became, in December 1997, New Zealand’s first female prime minister.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0059779.html (302 words)

	Margarula Upsets Quarter Moon in Irish Oaks \| bloodhorse.com
		Bolger's Margarula, an Irish-bred daughter of Douyon sent off at 33-1 odds, produced strong late run to defeat odds-on favorite Quarter Moon in Sunday's Irish Oaks (Ire-I) at The Curragh.
		Ridden by Kevin Manning, Margarula was settled in the rear for much of the 1 1/2-mile race for 3-year-old fillies, and kicked in gear in the final furlong to win a length over Quarter Moon, the 4-5 favorite trained by the red-hot Aidan O'Brien.
		Trained by Jim Bolger, the filly was bred in Ireland by Airlie Stud.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=10515 (143 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Racing: Bolger's appeal successful
		Jim Bolger appealed successfully today against a decision earlier this month taken by the stewards at Fairyhouse.
		Bolger's Aretha finished a half-length second to Reptar in the Billpay Handicap on August 9.
		They concluded that the interference did improve the placing of Reptar and they therefore upheld the appeal and ordered that the placings of the first two be reversed and that the records be amended accordingly.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0831/bolger.html (116 words)

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