The Honourable William Fraser QSO |
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26th Minister of Defence | |
In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 |
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Prime Minister | Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Arthur Faulkner |
Succeeded by | Allan McCready |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Kilda |
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In office 1957 – 1981 |
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Preceded by | Jim Barnes |
Succeeded by | Dr Michael Cullen |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dunedin, New Zealand |
28 July 1924
Died | 13 January 2001 Dunedin, New Zealand |
(aged 76)
Political party | 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. He died in Dunedin in 2001, and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.