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Jim Bolger
Jim Bolger was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997, leading the Fourth National Government. His government continued the free-market reforms begun by Labour, with welfare cuts and labour-market deregulation under finance minister Ruth Richardson. He also began the major Treaty of Waitangi settlements with Waikato-Tainui and Ngāi Tahu, and after the adoption of MMP formed a coalition with New Zealand First in 1996.
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