Bob Tizard | |
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6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Hugh Watt |
Succeeded by | Brian Talboys |
29th Minister of Defence | |
In office 24 July 1987 – 9 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
Preceded by | Frank O'Flynn |
Succeeded by | Peter Tapsell |
17th Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 9 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
Preceded by | Ian Shearer |
Succeeded by | Margaret Austin |
5th Minister of Energy | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 16 September 1987 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange |
Preceded by | Bill Birch |
Succeeded by | David Butcher |
16th Minister of Statistics | |
In office 26 July 1984 – 16 September 1987 | |
Prime Minister | David Lange |
Preceded by | John Falloon |
Succeeded by | Margaret Shields |
34th Minister of Finance | |
In office 6 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Bill Rowling |
Succeeded by | Robert Muldoon |
22nd Minister of State Services | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Norman Kirk |
Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
Succeeded by | Arthur Faulkner |
3rd Minister of Health | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Norman Kirk |
Preceded by | Lance Adams-Schneider |
Succeeded by | Tom McGuigan |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert James Tizard 7 June 1924 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 28 January 2016 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 91)
Political party | Labour |
Spouses | Mary Nacey
(m. 1983, divorced)Beryl Vignale (m. 1989) |
Children | 5; including Judith |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Years of service | 1943–45 |
Rank | Flying Officer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert James Tizard CNZM (7 June 1924 – 28 January 2016) was a Labour politician from New Zealand. He served as the sixth deputy prime minister, the minister of Finance, minister of Health and minister of Defence.