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                    [0] => THe Rt. Hon. Sir Wallace Edward (Bill) Rowling, KCMG, was Prime Minister of New Zealand from September 1974 to December 1975. A member of the Labour Party, Rowling represented the Buller (1962-1972) and Tasman (1972-1984) electorates in Parliament. He was also Minister of Finance in the Kirk Ministry. Following his Parliamentary career, Rowling served as the New Zealand Ambassador to the United States of America.
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		Wood, G. A. (Editor), Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament, University of Otago Press, Dunedin, 1996.
	

		Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.teara.govt.nz/ (accessed 6 November 2014).
	

		New Zealand Labour Party website, http://labour.org.nz/labour_team/our_history/former_prime_ministers/rt_wallace_rowling/index.html (accessed 24 November 2005).

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	Wallace Edward (Bill) Rowling was born in Motueka on 15 November 1927, where his father, a local Labour leader, had one of the first orchards. He was educated at Lower Moutere School and Nelson College. Later he went to Christchurch Teachers College and also Canterbury University where he gained an MA in economics.

	He taught at Lake Rotoiti School in Motueka and later in Christchurch and Northland. In 1951 he married Glen Elna Reeves who was also a teacher. In 1955 he gained a Fulbright Scholarship and taught for a year in Seattle in the United States.

	He joined the New Zealand Army upon his return and became a Captain and Assistant Director of Army Education and spent some time serving in Singapore and Malaysia. He also lectured part-time in Economics at Canterbury University.

	In 1960 Rowling stood for Labour in Fendalton and lost. He then stood in Buller in the 1962 by-election and was narrowly elected.

	Parliamentary Career

	Rowling was a member of the Labour Party, representing the Buller (1962 to 1972) and Tasman (1972 to 1984) electorates in the House of Representatives. In 1969, he was elected Vice-President of the Labour Party and President in 1970.

	Following the death of Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Norman Kirk on 31 August 1974, Rowling became party leader and Prime Minister of New Zealand. He served as Prime Minister from 6 September 1974 to 12 December 1975, and was Leader of the Opposition from 12 December 1975 until 3 February 1983 when he was replaced by the Rt. Hon David Lange as party leader.

	Rowling held the following responsibilities while in Government:

	Kirk Ministry

	

		Minister of Finance, 8 December 1972 to 10 September 1974;
	

		Minister in Charge of the Department of Statistics, 8 December 1972 to 10 September 1974;
	

		Minister in Charge of Friendly Societies, 8 December 1972 to 10 September 1974.


	Rowling Ministry

	

		Prime Minister, 6 September 1974 to 12 December 1975;
	

		Minister of Foreign Affairs, 10 September 1974 to 12 December 1975;
	

		Minister in Charge of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, 10 September 1974 to 12 December 1975;
	

		Minister in Charge of the Audit Department, 10 September 1974 to 12 December 1975;
	

		Minister in Charge of the Legislative Department, 10 September 1974 to 12 December 1975.


	Rowling was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) in 1983, for public service. He retired from the Parliament at the 1984 General Election, which saw the Labour Party returned to Government.

	Post-Parliamentary Career

	In 1985 Rowling was appointed New Zealand Ambassador to the United States of America, serving until 1988. On his return to New Zealand, he served as national vice-president of the Society for the Intellectually Handicapped, and was chairman of the Port of Nelson. Rowling was also a member of the 1992 committee for the Nelson sesquicentennial, the Sir Robert Kerridge Trust Board, the Nelson-Marlborough Area Health Board, and the Norman Kirk Trust Board. He was also a director of several companies.

	He was appointed to oversee the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa project in 1988. He became a founding member of the Museum of New Zealand board, and was appointed board chairman in 1994.

	The Rt. Hon. Sir Wallace Rowling, KCMG, died 31 October 1995.
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