- Jonathan Elworthy
Hon. Jonathan Herbert Elworthy (
1936 -17 June 2005 ) was aNew Zealand Member of Parliament forOamaru andWaitaki , in theSouth Island .Member of Parliament
Jonathan Elworthy represented the Oamaru electorate (1975-78) and the Waitaki electorate (1978-84) in the
New Zealand House of Representatives (Wood, p.90 & Wilson, p.195).Cabinet Minister
He was Minister of Lands from 1981 to 1984 (see Wilson).
Jonathan Elworthy was awarded the
Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal for service to the community and the NZ 1990 Medal for services to New Zealand (Taylor, p.134). He was the brother ofPeter Elworthy .References
* "The New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984" by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
* "Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament" Edited by G.A. Wood (1996, Otago University Press, Dunedin)
* "Honoured by the Queen-New Zealand: 1953-1993" by Alister Taylor (1994, Who's Who Aotearoa, Auckland)
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