Bill English vs Stanley Bruce

English served as Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2016 in the Fifth National Government. He oversaw the government's response to the Global Financial Crisis, including stimulus spending and a return to budget surpluses by 2015.

Bill English succeeded John Key as Prime Minister of New Zealand on 12 December 2016, after Key's surprise resignation. English took over a National Party government that had been in power since 2008.

English led National to win the most seats (56) in the 2017 general election, but failed to secure enough support from minor parties to form a government. Labour formed a coalition with New Zealand First and the Greens, ending National's nine-year rule.

After losing the 2017 election and being unable to form a government, English resigned as leader of the National Party in February 2018. He was succeeded by Simon Bridges.

Bruce's government, in coalition with Earle Page's Country Party, implemented a series of policies focused on economic development, including the 'Men, Money, and Markets' program. This aimed to increase immigration, attract foreign investment, and expand export markets for Australian primary products.

Stanley Bruce became Prime Minister of Australia on February 9, 1923, leading a coalition government of the Nationalist Party and the Country Party. In the 1929 federal election, Bruce lost his own seat of Flinders, becoming the first (and only) Australian prime minister to lose his own seat in an election.

Bruce's government attempted to pass the Maritime Industries Bill, which aimed to abolish the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration and transfer industrial relations powers to the states. The bill's defeat in the House of Representatives led to the 1929 election, in which Bruce lost his seat.

After his political defeat, Bruce served as the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1933 to 1945. In this role, he represented Australian interests during the Great Depression and World War II, and played a key part in coordinating Allied strategy.

Bruce was appointed as the first Chairman of the World Food Council, a United Nations body established to address global food shortages after World War II. He served in this capacity from 1947 to 1951, working on international food security issues.