William Fraser (New Zealand politician, born 1924)

The Honourable
William Fraser
QSO
26th Minister of Defence
In office
10 September 1974  12 December 1975
Prime Minister Bill Rowling
Preceded by Arthur Faulkner
Succeeded by Allan McCready
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for St Kilda
In office
1957  1981
Preceded by Jim Barnes
Succeeded by Dr Michael Cullen
Personal details
Born (1924-07-28)28 July 1924[1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died 13 January 2001(2001-01-13) (aged 76)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Political party Labour
Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19571960 32nd St Kilda Labour
19601963 33rd St Kilda Labour
19631966 34th St Kilda Labour
19661969 35th St Kilda Labour
19691972 36th St Kilda Labour
19721975 37th St Kilda Labour
19751978 38th St Kilda Labour
19781981 39th St Kilda Labour

William Alex Fraser QSO (28 July 1924 – 13 January 2001) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Dunedin electorate of St Kilda from 1957 to 1981, when he retired.

He was a Cabinet Minister, and was Minister of Defence from 1974 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government.

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours Fraser was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[2] He died in Dunedin in 2001,[3] and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. Europa Publications Limited (1974). The international who's who. Europa Publications. ISBN 9780900362729. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52953. p. 30. June 1992. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. "Cemeteries search: cremation". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. "Cemeteries search: ashes burial". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Rowling
Minister of Defence
1974 – 1975
Succeeded by
Allan McCready
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
James Barnes
Member of Parliament for St Kilda
1957 – 1981
Succeeded by
Dr Michael Cullen


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