Bob Tizard

Bob Tizard
Tizard in 1968
6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office
10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byHugh Watt
Succeeded byBrian Talboys
29th Minister of Defence
In office
24 July 1987 – 9 February 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Preceded byFrank O'Flynn
Succeeded byPeter Tapsell
17th Minister of Science and Technology
In office
26 July 1984 – 9 February 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Preceded byIan Shearer
Succeeded byMargaret Austin
5th Minister of Energy
In office
26 July 1984 – 16 September 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byBill Birch
Succeeded byDavid Butcher
16th Minister of Statistics
In office
26 July 1984 – 16 September 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byJohn Falloon
Succeeded byMargaret Shields
34th Minister of Finance
In office
6 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byBill Rowling
Succeeded byRobert Muldoon
22nd Minister of State Services
In office
8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Preceded byJack Marshall
Succeeded byArthur Faulkner
3rd Minister of Health
In office
8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Preceded byLance Adams-Schneider
Succeeded byTom McGuigan
Personal details
Born
Robert James Tizard

(1924-06-07)7 June 1924
Auckland, New Zealand
Died28 January 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 91)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouses
(m. 1951; div. 1980)
Mary Nacey
(m. 1983, divorced)
Beryl Vignale
(m. 1989)
Children5; including Judith
Military service
Branch/service Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service1943–45
Rank Flying Officer
Battles/warsWorld 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.