Mike Moore (born
1949) was
Prime Minister of New Zealand for a short period in
1990, and remained leader of the opposition for the
New Zealand Labour Party after the election in that year. He first entered parliament in
1972. As Prime Minister he appointed
The Wizard of New Zealand. He took a keen interest in international trade issues. He became the favoured candidate of one group of
countries for the post of director-general of the
World Trade Organization. After a period of heated negotiation he obtained the post, taking the
first half of a six year term shared with
Supachai Panitchpakdi, officially taking office on
September 1,
1999. He soon found himself
in a difficult position, a figure of hate for the
anti-globalization movement and also blamed for the failure of the 3rd ministerial
conference in
Seattle.
See
Michael Moore for the leftist social critic.