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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
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died 13 January 2001(2001-01-13) (aged 76)
Dunedin, New Zealand
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.



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