In office 27 September 1972 (1972-09-27) – 5 October 1977 (1977-10-05)
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Jack Marshall
Norman Kirk
Hugh Watt (Acting)
Bill Rowling
Robert Muldoon
Preceded by
The Lord Porritt
Succeeded by
Sir Keith Holyoake
Personal details
Born
(1907-05-29)29 May 1907 Wellington, New Zealand
Died
24 September 1984(1984-09-24) (aged 77) Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Spouse
June Daphne Halligan
(m. 1945)
Relatives
Henry Blundell (great-grandfather)
Profession
Lawyer, diplomat
Military service
Allegiance
New Zealand
Branch/service
2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Years of service
1939–1944
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Commands
23rd Battalion
Battles/wars
Second World War
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Edward Denis Blundell, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO (29 May 1907 – 24 September 1984) was a New Zealand lawyer, cricketer and diplomat who served as the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977.
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