Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand writer)

Sir Vincent O'Sullivan KNZM
O'Sullivan in 2022
9th New Zealand Poet Laureate
In office 2013–2015
Preceded by	Ian Wedde
Succeeded by	C. K. Stead
Personal details
Born	Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan (1937-09-28)28 September 1937 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	28 April 2024(2024-04-28) (aged 86) Dunedin, New Zealand
Children	2
Relatives	Dominic O'Sullivan (son)
Alma mater	University of Auckland University of Oxford
Occupation	Writer academic

Sir Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan KNZM (28 September 1937 – 28 April 2024) was a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, biographer, librettist, and academic. From 1988 to 2004 he was a professor of English literature at Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2013 he was appointed the New Zealand Poet Laureate.