Bill Birch

William Birch
38th Minister of Finance
In office
22 June 1999 – 10 December 1999
Prime MinisterJenny Shipley
Preceded byBill English
Succeeded byMichael Cullen
In office
29 November 1993 – 31 January 1999
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Jenny Shipley
Preceded byRuth Richardson
Succeeded byBill English
2nd Treasurer of New Zealand
In office
14 August 1998 – 22 June 1999
Prime MinisterJenny Shipley
Preceded byWinston Peters
Succeeded byBill English
31st Minister of Health
In office
27 March 1993 – 29 November 1993
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Preceded bySimon Upton
Succeeded byJenny Shipley
30th Minister of Labour
In office
2 November 1990 – 27 March 1993
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Preceded byHelen Clark
Succeeded byMaurice McTigue
4th Minister of Energy
In office
13 December 1978 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byGeorge Gair
Succeeded byBob Tizard
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
In office
25 November 1972 – 27 November 1999
Preceded byAlfred E. Allen
Succeeded byPaul Hutchison
Constituency
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Personal details
Born (1934-04-09) 9 April 1934 (age 90)
Hastings, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseAlice Rosa Mitchell (d. 2015)
ProfessionSurveyor

Sir William Francis Birch GNZM PC (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a New Zealand retired politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1999 in the fourth National Government.