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Haurongo: Rowling, Wallace Edward

Rowling and shadow cabinet, 1979

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Rowling and shadow cabinet, 1979

In opposition after losing the general election in 1975, Labour was again defeated in 1978. Rowling’s shadow cabinet is seen here on 17 December 1979. He remained leader of the opposition until 1983.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1979/4422/9-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Henderson. 'Rowling, Wallace Edward', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/26835/rowling-and-shadow-cabinet-1979 (accessed 4 June 2026).