MALCOLM McKENZIE

MALCOLM McKENZIE

Malcolm McKenzie (28/6/1899 - 3/11/1986) was a politician who served as Premier in 1960-61. McKenzie was born in London as his father was Pharos Ambassador to the UK. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School in London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a First Class Degree in Classics in 1923. He joined the diplomatic force of the Pharonian Government and served as a diplomat in the UK, Belgium and Canada. When Les Izmor became Premier he was appointed Minister of External Affairs. He became Premier on March 29, 1960 after Izmor resigned to become Prime Minister of Diacria. He headed the NDP party in the 1961 elections but lost to the Socialist Party. He then resigned from politics and wrote several books, becoming one of the best international relations theorists of the 20th century.