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    Sir Wallace Edward Rowling KCMG PC (/ˈroʊlɪŋ/; 15 November 1927 – 31 October 1995), commonly known as Bill Rowling, was a New Zealand politician who was...
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    Joanne Rowling (/ˈroʊlɪŋ/ ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author...
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    European Union. Since late 2019, Rowling has publicly voiced her opinions on transgender rights and related issues. Rowling has used language and expressed...
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  • Rowling may refer to: Bill Rowling (1927–1995), former Prime Minister of New Zealand Ian Rowling (born 1967), Australian sprint canoeist J. K. Rowling...
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    minister of New Zealand Bill Rowling. On 20 October 1951, she married Bill Rowling. They had five children. In 1977, Rowling received the Queen Elizabeth...
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    Citizens for Rowling, described by Muldoon as "not even a thinly disguised" attack on himself. At the election, Muldoon overwhelmed Rowling, reversing the...
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    leadership was retained by former Prime Minister Bill Rowling, who had led the party for the last six years. Rowling was already seriously considering resigning...
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    However this was narrowed to a two contestant race between Watt and Rowling whence Rowling quickly became the front-runner in caucus, whilst both Labour's...
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    government. The Labour Party was led by Bill Rowling, who had been leader of the party in the past two elections. While Rowling had performed poorly against Muldoon...
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    New Zealand prime ministers. He was succeeded as head of government by Bill Rowling, who lost the subsequent election. Born in Waimate, a town in South Canterbury...
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    by Rob Muldoon, won 55 of the 87 seats over the Labour Party, led by Bill Rowling, in a landslide. The election saw the defeat of the Third Labour Government...
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  • a fictional organisation in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters...
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  • supporting Bill Rowling and the campaign. Many offshoot groups were formed, such as Lawyers for Rowling and Clergy for Rowling. Rowling's eldest son,...
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    and Fourth Labour Governments. He was a close confidant of Bill Rowling during Rowling's short premiership. In the Fourth Labour Government, as Minister...
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  • later. Rowling himself was compared by media unfavourably to Muldoon, and did not cope well with Muldoon's aggressive style. In 1983 Rowling was replaced...
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  • New Zealand political leader Bill Rowling assembled a shadow cabinet system amongst the Labour caucus following his position change to Leader of the Opposition...
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    and their publication was seen by the party leader Rowling as a challenge to his authority. Rowling demoted Douglas from the parliamentary front bench...
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    of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition in 1983, succeeding Bill Rowling. When Prime Minister Robert Muldoon called an election for July 1984...
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    president Bill Rowling soon appeared to have more momentum than Watt. The party's National Executive and the Federation of Labour preferred Watt to Rowling and...
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    to lead trade delegations. During his premiership, Rowling visited 11 sovereign countries. Rowling appointed himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs with...
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    State Services when the Third Labour Government was elected in 1972. Bill Rowling was made Minister of Finance. Tizard was unhappy when informed of the...
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    replacing Rowling as leader of the party, but Rowling retained his position. Gradually, as some people wearied of Muldoon's style, Rowling's more reserved...
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    against Kirk. Bill Rowling replaced Kirk, although the party National Executive and the Federation of Labour had preferred Hugh Watt. But Rowling lacked the...
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    re-election in 1978 he was elevated to Labour's shadow cabinet by leader Bill Rowling. Initially he was passed over for a position, however after fellow MP...
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  • According to Rowling, Lockhart is the only Harry Potter character based on a real-life person. He was inspired by an acquaintance of Rowling who was, in...
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    Minister of Labour, and Associate Minister of Works. In the cabinet of Bill Rowling, he was Minister of Mines, Minister of Immigration and Postmaster-General...
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    Harry Potter (category Novels by J. K. Rowling)
    Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his...
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  • Ministers have attended Canterbury, including Christopher Luxon, John Key, Bill Rowling, and Jenny Shipley, the latter attended Christchurch Teachers College...
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    the operation of Cabinet and Rowling's heart was not in it and Millen many years later reported that privately Rowling twice tried to resign. 1975 saw...
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    1984. p. 1. "Ms Waring to retire". The Press. 14 February 1984. p. 1. "Mr Rowling 'not part'". The Press. 26 April 1983. p. 1. "Mr Connelly to end 27 years...
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