Roger Douglas

**Sir Roger Owen Douglas** (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician. He was a member of the Labour Party. He was known for his government economic role in the 1980s. His economic policies became known as "Rogernomics".

Douglas was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1969 to 1990. During his time as Minister of Finance (1984 to 1988). His flat tax proposal, was controversial and caused disagreements between Douglas and Prime Minister David Lange, which led to Douglas's resignation.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Sir Roger Douglas
- **image**: Roger Douglas 2008.jpg
- **caption**: Douglas in 2008
- **alt**: Portrait photo of a man in his 70s
- **order**: 35th Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance
- **term start**: 26 July 1984
- **term end**: 14 December 1988
- **primeminister**: David Lange
- **predecessor**: Robert Muldoon
- **successor**: David Caygill
- **order2**: 17th Minister of Revenue (New Zealand), Minister of Revenue
- **term start2**: 26 July 1984
- **term end2**: 24 August 1987
- **primeminister2**: David Lange
- **predecessor2**: John Falloon
- **successor2**: Trevor de Cleene
- **order3**: 45th Minister of Customs (New Zealand), Minister of Customs
- **term start3**: 13 March 1975
- **term end3**: 12 December 1975
- **primeminister3**: Bill Rowling
- **predecessor3**: Mick Connelly
- **successor3**: Peter Wilkinson (politician), Peter Wilkinson
- **order4**: 10th Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Minister of Housing
- **term start4**: 10 September 1974
- **term end4**: 12 December 1975
- **primeminister4**: Bill Rowling
- **predecessor4**: Bert Walker (politician), Bert Walker
- **successor4**: Fraser Colman
- **order5**: 12th Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Minister of Broadcasting
- **term start5**: 8 December 1972
- **term end5**: 12 December 1975
- **primeminister5**: Norman Kirk
Bill Rowling
- **predecessor5**: Bert Walker (politician), Bert Walker
- **successor5**: Hugh Templeton
- **order6**: 42nd Postmaster-General (New Zealand), Postmaster-General
- **term start6**: 8 December 1972
- **term end6**: 10 September 1974
- **primeminister6**: Norman Kirk
- **predecessor6**: Bert Walker (politician), Bert Walker
- **successor6**: Fraser Colman
- **constituency mp7**: Manurewa (New Zealand electorate), Manurewa
- **term start7**: 25 November 1978
- **term end7**: 27 October 1990
- **parliament7**: New Zealand
- **predecessor7**: Merv Wellington
- **successor7**: George Hawkins (politician), George Hawkins
- **constituency mp8**: Manukau (New Zealand electorate), Manukau
- **term start8**: 29 November 1969
- **term end8**: 25 November 1978
- **parliament8**: New Zealand
- **predecessor8**: Colin Moyle
- **order9**: 1st
- **office9**: ACT New ZealandLeader of ACT New Zealand
- **term start9**: 1994
- **term end9**: 24 March 1996
- **successor9**: Richard Prebble
- **constituency mp10**: ACT New Zealand, ACT Party List
- **term start10**: 8 November 2008
- **term end10**: 26 November 2011
- **parliament10**: New Zealand
- **birth place**: Auckland, New Zealand
- **relations**: Bill Anderton (grandfather)
Norman Douglas (politician), Norman Douglas (father)
Malcolm Douglas (politician), Malcolm Douglas (brother)
- **party**: ACT New Zealand, ACT
New Zealand Labour Party, Labour
- **profession**: Accountant