Alan Bollard

Infobox Officeholder


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name =Alan Bollard
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office =Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
term_start =23 September 2002
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predecessor =Donald Brash
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office2 = Secretary of the Treasury
term_start2 =1998
term_end2 =April 2002
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predecessor2 =
successor2 = John Whitehead
office3 =Chair of the Commerce Commission
term_start3 =1994
term_end3 =1998
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birth_place =Auckland

Alan Bollard (born 1951 in Auckland) is the current governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, having been appointed on 23 September 2002. He succeeded Donald Brash in this role.

His earlier public service included four years as Secretary to the Treasury (1998 – 2002), and time as head of the Commerce Commission (1994 – 1998). He headed the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (1987 – 1994) and has edited or written at least three books about economic reform in New Zealand.

He gained a PhD in Economics from the University of Auckland in 1977 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the same university in 2007.

Bollard is married to venture capitalist Jenny Morel.

Writings

* " [http://hdl.handle.net/2292/2100 Design and evaluation of projects with variable labour response: case study of agricultural aid on Atiu] " (1977). PhD thesis. (Full text)

External links

* [http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/about/whoweare/0126518.html Reserve Bank of New Zealand biography]
* [http://victoria.lconz.ac.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?ti=1,0&Search%5FArg=bollard%20alan&Search%5FCode=NAME%5F&CNT=25&PID=4453&SEQ=20061121205245&SID=1 List of books and articles available at Victoria University of Wellington]