2. Early life
Bill Rowling was born in a
country suburb of mariri
neighbouring the town of
motueka, near nelson. he was a
member of a long- established
farming family. He was
educated at nelson college at
the university of Canterbury,
gaining a degree in economics.
Bill Rowling was born in
November 15th in 1927
3. - Baby in bucket is
Bill and the child
is Bills older
brother.
5. Bill is my great grandfathers
nephew who was friends with my
grandfather and still lives today.
I would of
loved to meet
Bill, my
grandfather and
people who
knew him said
he was very
kind and gentle.
6. How Wallace Rowling
became Prime minister and
successful!
Wallace was blessed
with luck he spent
22 years in
parliament he led the
Labour Party for
ten years and was
prime minister for 15
months. But never
won an election.
7. Bill Rowling grew up
with politics. His father
Arthur was a foundation
member of the New
Zealand Labour Party
and as a child Wallace
went to meetings and
saw virtually every
member of Michael
Joseph Savage.
8. Prime minister
before Bill Rowling
was Robert
Muldoon -
Bill Rowling -
Prime minister after
Bill Rowling was
Norman Kirk -
9. At 46, Bill Rowling was
the youngest prime
minister for this century
10. Facts about Bill
Rowling!
- Bill died in October
31st 1995
- On 20
October 1951
Bill married
fellow
teacher Glen
Reeves in the
Waverley
Anglican
Church.
11. Women on left hand side on couch
is Glen Reeves - Bill Rowlings wife
The three kids are Bill's
children.
12. Later in life
After leaving politics Bill was
appointed ambassador to the
United States and New
Zealand.
Later after returning to New
Zealand, Bill became highly
involved in a number of
community organizations and
trust. He also played a
prominent role at the museum
of New Zealand.
13. Sadly at age 67 Bill
Rowling died of cancer in
Nelson.
