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Sir Simon William English KNZM (born 30 December 1961) is a New Zealand former National Party politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017. He had previously served as the 17th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and minister of finance from 2008 to 2016 under John Key and the Fifth National Government .
May 9, 2024 · Biography of Bill English, New Zealand politician who succeeded John Key as both leader of the National Party (2016–18) and prime minister of New Zealand (2016–17). Learn more about English’s life and career, including his various government posts as well as his tenure as prime minister.
Oct 16, 2023 · Former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sir Bill English shares his insights on the process of forming a coalition government. Will we see another '6 week circus'? And what does all this...
Dec 11, 2016 · New Zealand’s ruling National Party has official appointed Bill English as its leader, taking over the role of prime minister from John Key after his surprise resignation last week.
Bill English. Like Jack Marshall, Bill English served a long political apprenticeship before becoming PM. After 26 years as an MP, including 11 as a Cabinet minister and eight as Deputy PM, English secured the top job in 2016. But like Marshall in 1972, his grip on power was to be brief, lasting just over 10 months.
Bill English was Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister from October 2008 to December 2016 and Prime Minister of New Zealand until the change of government in October 2017, and retired from politics in March 2018.
Feb 13, 2018 · Bill English - full name Simon William English - was born in Lumsden in 1961 and educated at St Patrick's College Silverstream in Upper Hutt near Wellington. He studied Commerce at the University of Otago and English Literature at Victoria. He took to politics early - leading the Young Nats branch in Southland in the 1980s.
Dec 11, 2016 · SYDNEY, Australia — Bill English, a veteran conservative politician, became New Zealand’s 39th prime minister on Monday after the governing National Party chose him to succeed John Key, whose...
Mar 13, 2018 · This is the archived biography page for former Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Bill English
Jul 31, 2020 · But the man who had designed what is known now as “The Mother of All Demos” and was working behind the scenes to make sure they all worked was William K. English, who died Sunday at the age of...
