Dan Riddiford

Daniel Johnston (Dan) Riddiford (1914–1974) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

He was educated in the UK at Downside School, Somerset. In NZ he qualified as a solicitor, and was awarded the MC in World War II.

He represented the Wellington Central electorate in Parliament from 1960 to 1972, when he retired. During that time, he was a Cabinet Minister in various portfolios. For a number of years Riddiford was also a director of the Dominion newspaper (now the Dominion Post). [1]

Reference and book

• New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
• Committed to Escape-A New Zealand Soldier's Story, by Daniel Riddiford, edited by Yvonne Riddiford, Ruamahanga Press Ltd, Martinborough, NZ (pub. 2004). ISBN 0476010659.

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Name	Riddiford, Dan
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Date of birth	1914
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Date of death	1974
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