William Fraser (New Zealand politician born 1924)

The Honourable William Fraser QSO
26th Minister of Defence
In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Arthur Faulkner
Succeeded by	Allan McCready
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Kilda
In office 1957 – 1981
Preceded by	Jim Barnes
Succeeded by	Dr Michael Cullen
Personal details
Born	28 July 1924[1] Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	13 January 2001 (aged 76) Dunedin, New Zealand
Political party	Labour

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1957–1960	32nd	St Kilda		Labour
1960–1963	33rd	St Kilda		Labour
1963–1966	34th	St Kilda		Labour
1966–1969	35th	St Kilda		Labour
1969–1972	36th	St Kilda		Labour
1972–1975	37th	St Kilda		Labour
1975–1978	38th	St Kilda		Labour
1978–1981	39th	St Kilda		Labour

William Alex Fraser QSO (28 July 1924 – 13 January 2001) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Dunedin electorate of St Kilda from 1957 to 1981, when he retired.

He was a Cabinet Minister, and was Minister of Defence from 1974 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government.

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours Fraser was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.^[2] He died in Dunedin in 2001,^[3] and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.^[4]

References

1. Europa Publications Limited (1974). The international who's who. Europa Publications. ISBN 9780900362729. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52953. p. 30. June 1992. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
3. "Cemeteries search: cremation". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
4. "Cemeteries search: ashes burial". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.