- David Spence Thomson
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The Honourable
David Spence Thomson
MC MPMinister of Defence In office
1966 – 1972Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Preceded by Dean Jack Eyre Succeeded by Allan McCready Minister of Tourism In office
1966 – 1969Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Minister of Police In office
1969 – 1972Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Minister of Labour In office
1972 – 1972Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Minister of Immigration In office
1972 – 1972Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Minister of Justice In office
1975 – 1978Prime Minister Robert Muldoon Preceded by A Martin Finley Succeeded by James McLay Minister of Defence In office
1980 – 1984Prime Minister Robert Muldoon Preceded by Frank Gill Succeeded by Frank O'Flynn Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for StratfordIn office
1963–1984Preceded by Tom Murray Succeeded by Roger Maxwell (seat redrawn as Taranaki)
Personal details Born November 15, 1915
StratfordDied 1999 Political party National Party Spouse(s) June Grace (née Adams) Children Four Profession Dairy farmer David Spence Thomson, MC (14 November 1915 - 1999) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
He was a dairy farmer, born in Stratford, the son of former Stratford mayor Percy Thomson.
He represented the seat of Stratford from 1963 to 1978, and then Taranaki from 1978 to 1984, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, holding the positions of Minister of Defence, Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour and Immigration, and Minister of Tourism.
He served in the Army in the Middle East in World War II and was a Prisoner of War in 1942.
He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in 1942.
He married June Grace (née Adams) in April 1942. They had one son and three daughters.[1]
In the post war years he was chairman of the Federated Farmers.[2]
Contents
Parliamentary career
- 1966-72 Ministry of Defence
- 1966-69 Ministry of Tourism
- 1966-69 Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister
- 1966-69 Ministry in charge of Publicity
- 1966-72 Ministry in charge of War Pensions
- 1966-72 Ministry in charge of Rehabilitation
- 1969-72 Ministry of Police
- 1971-72 Associate Ministry of Labour & Immigration
- 1972 Ministry of Immigration
- 1975-78 Ministry of Justice
- 1980-84 Ministry of Defence
Footnotes
- ^ Who's Who in New Zealand,8th edition 1964
- ^ David E. Walter: Stratford: Shakespearean Town Under The Mountain. Stratford District Council 2005. ISBN 1-877399-05-1
References
- The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland; biographical appendix of National MPs, page 347) ISBN 0474001776
- New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
- Stratford District Centenary, R Habershon, (1978, Stratford District Council Cebtennial Committee)
- http://rulers.org/newzgov.html
External links
Categories:- 1915 births
- 1999 deaths
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- New Zealand defence ministers
- New Zealand farmers
- New Zealand National Party MPs
- New Zealand prisoners of war
- New Zealand military personnel of World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- New Zealand Army officers
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