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Peter Fraser

1884–1950 · 20th century

Peter Fraser was a Scottish-born New Zealand Labour politician who was prime minister of New Zealand from 1940 to 1949. He led the country through the Second World War, built on the welfare state founded under Michael Joseph Savage, and helped draft the United Nations Charter in 1945, especially its trusteeship provisions.

Peter Fraser — Image: U.S. Office of War Information · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Peter Fraser. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/peter-fraser
MLA: “Peter Fraser.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/peter-fraser. Accessed .
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