Tenure of National Party Leaders
The tenures of 14 leaders of the National Party, in order:
- Sidney Holland, 16 years, 298 days
- Keith Holyoake 14 years, 140 days
- Jim Bolger 11 years, 257 days
- Robert Muldoon 10 years, 148 days
- John Key 10 years, 15 days
- Adam Hamilton 4 years, 24 days
- Jenny Shipley 3 years, 304 days
- Bill English 3 years, 97 days
- Don Brash 3 years, 30 days
- Jack Marshall 2 years, 147 days
- Simon Bridges 2 years, 85 days
- Jim McLay 1 year, 117 days
- George Forbes 172 days
- Todd Muller 53 days
I’m hoping the next leader has a tenure somewhere in the range of the top five!