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Bill Rowling

1927 - 1995

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Sir Wallace Edward Rowling (; 15 November 1927 – 31 October 1995), commonly known as 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. Before entering politics, Rowling worked as a teacher and briefly served in the army; he became a member of Parliament (MP) in the 1962 Buller by-election. Not long after entering parliament Rowling began to rise through Labour's internal hierarchy, and he was Party President from 1970 to 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Rowling is the 18,500th most popular politician (down from 18,326th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Rowling ranks 18,500 out of 19,576. Before him are Valeriu Streleț, Firmin Ngrébada, José Manuel Soria, Emil Dimitriev, Manik Sarkar, and Lorenzo Fontana. After him are Harri Stojka, Katherine Tai, Enex Jean-Charles, Spencer Abraham, Hilary Benn, and Brian Schweitzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Bill Rowling ranks 497. Before him are Brock Adams, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Annapurna Devi, Slim Dusty, Parkash Singh Badal, and Peggy McCay. After him are Ralph Stanley, Norman Petty, Rupert Crosse, Barbara Cook, Willie Ormond, and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. Among people deceased in 1995, Bill Rowling ranks 336. Before him are Oveta Culp Hobby, Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Mary Beth Hughes, Jeffrey Lynn, and Wilfred Jacobs. After him are Alison Hargreaves, Chuck Stevenson, Eddie Clamp, Davie Cooper, and Clayton Lewis.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Bill Rowling ranks 165 out of 303. Before him are Lorraine Moller (1955), Mark Todd (1956), Dean O'Gorman (1976), Hayley Westenra (1987), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Sarah McLeod (1971). After him are Lucky Diamond Rich (1971), Rachel Hunter (1969), Brendon Hartley (1989), Ruth Park (1917), Greg Henderson (1976), and Gina Bellman (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Bill Rowling ranks 36. Before him are Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Whina Cooper (1895), Georgina Beyer (1957), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), and Nanaia Mahuta (1970). After him are Judith Collins (1959), and Marc Ryan (1982).

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