Alan Bollard

Dr Alan Bollard
Alan Bollard at the 5 June 2008 Monetary Policy Statement in Wellington
10th Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
In office 23 September 2002 – 25 September 2012
Preceded by	Donald Brash
Succeeded by	Graeme Wheeler
Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand
In office 1998 – April 2002
Succeeded by	John Whitehead
Chair of the Commerce Commission
In office 1994–1998
Succeeded by	John Belgrave
Personal details
Born	Auckland
Alma mater	Ph.D, LL.D, University of Auckland

Alan Esmond Bollard CNZM (born 1951) is the Executive Director of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat for the period of 2013-2015. He fully assumed the role in 1 January 2013, which was also the official commencement of Indonesian APEC year of 2013. He was previously the 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 was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year's Honours, for his services to the State.^[1]

Bollard was born in Auckland, the son of scientist Edward "Ted" Bollard.^[2] He is married to venture capitalist Jenny Morel.

References

Writings

• Design and evaluation of projects with variable labour response: case study of agricultural aid on Atiu (1977). PhD thesis. (Full text)

External links

• New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor to lead APEC Secretariat
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand biography
• List of books and articles available at Victoria University of Wellington