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Roger Douglas

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Sir Roger Douglas
Portrait photo of a man in his 70s
Douglas in 2008
35th Minister of Finance
In office
26 July 1984 – 14 December 1988
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byRobert Muldoon
Succeeded byDavid Caygill
17th Minister of Revenue
In office
26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byJohn Falloon
Succeeded byTrevor de Cleene
45th Minister of Customs
In office
13 March 1975 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byMick Connelly
Succeeded byPeter Wilkinson
10th Minister of Housing
In office
10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byBert Walker
Succeeded byFraser Colman
12th Minister of Broadcasting
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byBert Walker
Succeeded byHugh Templeton
42nd Postmaster-General
In office
8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Preceded byBert Walker
Succeeded byFraser Colman
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Manurewa
In office
25 November 1978 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byMerv Wellington
Succeeded byGeorge Hawkins
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Manukau
In office
29 November 1969 – 25 November 1978
Preceded byColin Moyle
1st Leader of ACT New Zealand
In office
1994 – 24 March 1996
Succeeded byRichard Prebble
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for ACT Party List
In office
8 November 2008 – 26 November 2011
Personal details
Born (1937-12-05) 5 December 1937 (age 86)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyACT (1993–present)
Labour (until 1990)
RelationsBill Anderton (grandfather)
Norman Douglas (father)
Malcolm Douglas (brother)
ProfessionAccountant

Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician. He was a member of the Labour Party. He was known for his government economic role in the 1980s. His economic policies became known as "Rogernomics".

Douglas was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1969 to 1990. During his time as Minister of Finance (1984 to 1988). His flat tax proposal, was controversial and caused disagreements between Douglas and Prime Minister David Lange, which led to Douglas's resignation.[1]

References

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  1. "Sir Roger Douglas". Magazines Today. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.