Michael Hardie Boys

Sir Michael Hardie Boys
Hardie Boys in 2001
17th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
21 March 1996  21 March 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Jenny Shipley
Helen Clark
Preceded byDame Catherine Tizard
Succeeded byDame Silvia Cartwright
Personal details
Born(1931-10-06)6 October 1931
Wellington, New Zealand
Died29 December 2023(2023-12-29) (aged 92)
Waikanae, New Zealand
Spouse
Mary Zohrab
(m. 1957)
RelativesReginald Hardie Boys (father)
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • jurist

Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO, KStJ, PC (6 October 1931 – 29 December 2023) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist who served as the 17th governor-general of New Zealand from 1996 to 2001.