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Bill English is the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Leader of the National Party, Minister of Finance, and MP for Clutha / Southland. He was first elected to Parliament in 1990 as MP for Wallace, a large rural electorate covering the deep south-west end of New Zealand. Bill was born in Dipton, Southland, and farmed in the area.
He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Otago University, followed by a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Literature at Victoria University in Wellington.
