William "Bill" Lambert Young, CMG, (13 November 1913 – 14 July 2009) was a New Zealand

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 politician, born in Kawakawa

Kawakawa, New Zealand

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. He attended Ngawha Native School (27 km from Kawakawa) where his parents were teachers, and then Wellington College.

During World War II Young served with 2nd Division (New Zealand) in North Africa, and was invalided home after the workshop section in Egypt was bombed. He worked for Murray Roberts before and after the war, then music retailer Beggs, and was general manager of manufacturer/retailer Radio Corporation of New Zealand 1956-66.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the New Zealand National Party

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 from 1966 to 1981 representing the marginal Miramar

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 electorate in Wellington

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. He stood unsuccessfully in 1963

New Zealand general election, 1963

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, but won the seat in 1966

New Zealand general election, 1966

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 with a majority of 146. From 1975 to 1981 he served in the Third National Government

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 as Minister of Works.

Young lost his seat in 1981

New Zealand general election, 1981

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, and was then appointed on the recommendation of Prime Minister Robert Muldoon

Robert Muldoon

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 to the post of New Zealand High Commissioner to Great Britain

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, and Nigeria

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, and Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland

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. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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 in 1984.

Young married Isobel Joan Luke in 1946, and they had five children together: James, Christine, Rosemary (married to Max Bradford

Max Bradford

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), Nicola and Annabel Young

Annabel Young

Annabel Young is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1997 to 2002, representing the National Party. She entered Parliament on 22 April 1997, having been the next candidate on National's party list when list MP Jim Gerard resigned...

who was also a (list) Member of Parliament (1997–2002).