View source for Portal:New Zealand/Selected article/Week 3, 2006

<div style="float:left;margin-right:0.9em">
[[Image:George Edward Grey.jpg|100px|George Grey]]
</div>'''Sir [[George Edward Grey]]''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (April 14, 1812–September 19, 1898) was a soldier, explorer, [[Governor of South Australia]], twice [[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor of New Zealand]], [[History_of_Cape_Colony_from_1806_to_1870#Sir George Grey’s governorship|Governor of Cape Colony]] (South Africa), [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier of New Zealand]] and a writer.

He was the most influential figure during the European settlement of New Zealand during the second half of the 19th century.  Governor of New Zealand initially from [[Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history#1840s|1845]] to [[Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history#1850s|1853]], Grey was again appointed Governor in [[Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history#1860s|1861]] following the granting of a degree of self-governance to New Zealand, serving until [[1868]] before his nomination as Premier in [[Timeline_of_New_Zealand_history#1870s|1877]], in which capacity he served until [[1879]].  

Places named in honour of Grey include [[Greytown (New Zealand)|Greytown]] in the [[Wairarapa]] region of New Zealand, [[Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]] and the [[Division of Grey]], an [[Australian Electoral Divisions|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[South Australia]]. 
<div style="text-align:right;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:4px;">
Recently featured: [[Cinema of New Zealand]] · [[Pōhutukawa]] · [[Invercargill]] · '''[[Portal:New_Zealand/Selected_article/2006|Archive]]'''</div>