Second National Government of New Zealand

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Second National Government
Ministries of New Zealand
1960–1972
Date formed	12 December 1960
Date dissolved	8 December 1972
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake (1960-1972) Jack Marshall (1972)
Deputy Prime Minister	Jack Marshall (1960-1972) Robert Muldoon (1972)
Member party	National Party
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Walter Nash (1960-1963) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–1965) Norman Kirk (1965–1972)
History
Elections	1963 general election 1966 general election 1969 general election
Predecessor	Second Labour Government of New Zealand
Successor	Third Labour Government of New Zealand

The Second National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Holyoake Government, after head of government Keith Holyoake) was the government of New Zealand from 1960 to 1972. It was a conservative government which sought mainly to preserve the economic prosperity and general stability of the early 1960s. It was one of New Zealand's longest-serving governments.