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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. Rowling was a lecturer in economics when he entered politics; he became a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1962 Buller by-election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Rowling has received more than 136,525 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Rowling is the 16,882nd most popular politician, the 141st most popular biography from New Zealand and the 29th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bill Rowling ranks 16,882 out of 15,577Before him are Dick Thornburgh, Princess Yōko of Mikasa, Stuart Symington, Sergei Udaltsov, John Slidell, and Ekaterina Zakharieva. After him are Bárður á Steig Nielsen, Israel Pickens, Jon Tester, Sam Rayburn, Konstantina Kouneva, and Zlatko Hasanbegović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Bill Rowling ranks 439Before him are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Peggie Castle, Peggy McCay, Ralph Beard, Edwin Edwards, and Ralph Stanley. After him are Arnold Wolfendale, Paula Hawkins, Marvin Kaplan, Brock Adams, and Abrar Alvi. Among people deceased in 1995, Bill Rowling ranks 301Before him are Charles L. Veach, Alan Bush, James Merrill, Andrea Fortunato, Paul Kipkoech, and Tor Ulven. After him are Eddie Clamp and Alison Hargreaves.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Bill Rowling ranks 141 out of 248Before him are Valerie Adams (1984), Chris Wood (1991), Thomasin McKenzie (2000), Norman Kirk (1923), Richie McCaw (1980), and Archie Thompson (1978). After him are Ivan Vicelich (1976), Joe Earl (1952), Grant Bowler (1968), Rose McIver (1988), Anna Hutchison (1986), and Ian Ferguson (1953).

Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Bill Rowling ranks 29Before him are Jim Bolger (1935), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Geoffrey Palmer (1942), Robert Muldoon (1921), Nanaia Mahuta (1970), and Norman Kirk (1923). After him are Ian Ferguson (1953), Georgina Beyer (1957), Judith Collins (1959), and Marc Ryan (1982).