Merv Wellington

Mervyn Langlois "Merv" Wellington, QSO (1940 - 7 September 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1975–1978	National
1978–1981	39th	Papakura		National
1981–1984	40th	Papakura		National
1984–1987	41st	Papakura		National
1987–1990	42nd	Papakura		National

He represented the Manurewa electorate from 1975 to 1978, and then the Papakura electorate from 1978 to 1990, when he retired.

Wellington served as a Cabinet minister, being the Minister of Education from 13 December 1978 to 26 July 1984. Wellington was a Muldoon loyalist, and was demoted after National's 1984 election defeat.

He died in 2003 - see obituary in NZ Herald Merv Wellington obituary by Arnold Pickmere

References

• New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
• Hansard

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Name	Wellington, Merv
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Date of birth	1940
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Date of death	7 September 2003
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