WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Mike Moore, who served as New Zealand’s Prime Minister before leading the World Trade Organization during a tumultuous time when thousands protested in Seattle riots, died early Sunday. Although he had a long political career in New Zealand, Moore’s tenure as prime minister was brief: just two months in 1990 before he was defeated in an election. He held a number of portfolios before his brief tenure as prime minister. When Moore became director-general of the WTO in 1999 it was the highest international role ever held by a New Zealander. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said Moore would be remembered as one of the great New Zealanders, a man who was warm, passionate, funny, and mischievous.

Source: thestar February 01, 2020 23:40 UTC