Prime Minister Bill Rowling Succeeded by Allan McCready Succeeded by Dr Michael Cullen Name William Fraser Died January 13, 2001 | Preceded by Arthur Faulkner Preceded by Jim Barnes Political party Labour Role New Zealand Politician Party New Zealand Labour Party | |
Born 28 July 1924
Dunedin, New Zealand ( 1924-07-28 ) | ||
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. He died in Dunedin in 2001, and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.
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