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Haurongo: Lange, David Russell

Lange in his office at Parliament

Lange in his office at Parliament

In Parliament David Lange made rapid progress through the ranks. In 1979, when this photograph was taken, he replaced Bob Tizard as the deputy leader of the Labour Party.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1979/3942/20-F

Photograph by Merv Griffiths

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Barry Gustafson. 'Lange, David Russell', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/20406/lange-in-his-office-at-parliament (accessed 25 June 2026).