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New Zealand economist

Alan BollardCNZM FRSNZ
Alan Bollard at the 5 June 2008 Monetary Policy Statement in Wellington

Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2019
Preceded by	Muhammad Noor
Succeeded by	Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
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	1951 (age 72–73) Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse	Jenny Morel
Relations	Ted Bollard (father)
Alma mater	PhD, LLD University of Auckland

Alan Esmond Bollard CNZM FRSNZ (born 5 June 1951) is a New Zealand economist. He currently serves as the as chair of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat for the period of 2013–2018, and as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for the period of 2002–2012.

Early life

Bollard was born in Auckland on 5 June 1951. His parents were Constance Mary (née Esmond) and Ted Bollard. He attended Owairaka Primary School, Wesley Intermediate School, and Mount Albert Grammar School. He gained a PhD in economics from the University of Auckland in 1977, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) by the same university in 2007.

Bollard headed the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research from 1987–1994 and the Commerce Commission from 1994–1998. He subsequently spent four years as secretary to the Treasury, from 1998–2002. He subsequently served as the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 2002–2012, and as the executive director of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat for the period of 2013–2018.

In August 2019, the Minister for Infrastructure, Shane Jones announced the appointment of Dr Alan Bollard as chair of the new Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga.

He has edited or written three books on the topic of economic reform in New Zealand.

In 1998, Bollard was elected fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. In the 2013 New Year Honours, Bollard was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the State.

He is married to venture capitalist Jenny Morel. They married in 1977 and have two sons.

Bollard, Alan (1977), Design and evaluation of projects with variable labour response: case study of agricultural aid on Atiu, ResearchSpace@Auckland, hdl:2292/2100, Wikidata Q111964089
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Bollard, Alan (1977). Design and evaluation of projects with variable labour response: case study of agricultural aid on Atiu (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/2100.
"New Year Honours: Alan Bollard, CNZM". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
"Honour flows both ways" (PDF). University of Auckland News. Vol. 37. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
"A–C". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
"New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Morel, Jenny (1986). "Problem Solving in Business". In Clark, Margaret (ed.). Beyond expectations : fourteen New Zealand women write about their lives. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press. pp. 181–192. ISBN 0-86861-650-8. OCLC 15278262.

Government offices
Preceded byDr Donald Brash	Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand 2002–2012	Succeeded byGraeme Wheeler
Preceded by	Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand 1998–2002	Succeeded byJohn Whitehead
Preceded by	Chair of the Commerce Commission of New Zealand 1994–1998	Succeeded byJohn Belgrave