Bill Sutch

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William Ball Sutch
Sutch circa 1947
Secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce
In office 1958–1965
Appointed by	Walter Nash
Preceded by	George Clinkard
Succeeded by	Jim Moriarty
Personal details
Born	(1907-06-27)27 June 1907 Southport, England
Died	28 September 1975(1975-09-28) (aged 68) Wellington, New Zealand
Spouses	Morva Milburn Williams (married 1934–1944) Shirley Hilda Stanley Smith (married 1944–1975)
Children	Helen Sutch
Occupation	Economist, historian, writer, public servant

William Ball Sutch (27 June 1907 – 28 September 1975) was a New Zealand economist, historian, writer, public servant, and public intellectual. He was suspected of being a Soviet spy and in 1974, he was charged with trying to pass New Zealand Government information to the Soviet Union. He was acquitted, an outcome that has been the subject of much debate since then. Although there were subsequent disclosures from the KGB which indicated that he may have been a spy, no definitive proof that he was has ever been uncovered.