Bill Rowling
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Sir Wallace Edward "Bill" Rowling was a New Zealand politician who was the 30th prime minister of New Zealand from 1974 to 1975. He held office as the leader of the Labour Party.
Rowling in 1974
Campaign photo during the Buller by-election, 1962
Rowling (left) with US President Gerald Ford in 1975
Rowling (right) with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in April 1975
Norman Kirk
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Norman Eric Kirk was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also serv
Bill Rowling
…from 1970 to 1973. He was serving as Minister of Finance (1972–1974) when he was appointed prime minister following the death of the highly popular Norman Kirk. His Labour Government's effort to retrieve the economy ended with an upset victory by the National Party in November 1975. Rowling continued to lead…
Official portrait
Norman Kirk's childhood home
Kirk speaks to a crowd outside Labour Party headquarters, Levin, 1972