David Beattie

The Honourable Sir David Beattie GCMG, GCVO, QSO, KStJ, QC
14th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office 6 November 1980 – 10 November 1985
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon David Lange
Preceded by	Sir Keith Holyoake
Succeeded by	Sir Paul Reeves
Personal details
Born	(1924-02-29)29 February 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 February 2001(2001-02-04) (aged 76) Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Spouse	Norma Margaret Sarah Macdonald ​ ​ (m. 1950)​
Profession	Judge

Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, KStJ, QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th governor-general of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly forced to dismiss the sitting prime minister, Robert Muldoon.