Robert Muldoon

Sir Robert David Muldoon was a New Zealand politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while Leader of the National Party. A controversial politician known for his stereotypically blokeish persona, he has been labelled as both one of the pre-eminent Western statesmen of his generation a fierce political anomaly in his more moderate country who laid the footing for the likes of right-wing populist leaders such as Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi. Departing significantly from the humble and moderate National Party governance style he succeeded, Muldoon has been called the first world leader to serve with an informal and abrasive personality.