"Sir William Francis Birch GNZM JP (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Finance for several years in the fourth National government."@en . . . . "38thMinister of Finance" . . . . "Birch, Bill"@en . "2ndTreasurer of New Zealand" . . . "Politician" . . . "Birch, William Francis"@en . . . . . "Sir William Birch"@en . . "1934Z"^^ . . "1934-04-09Z"^^ . . . .