David Spence Thomson

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David Spence Thomson (14 November 1915 - 1999) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

He was a dairy farmer, born in Stratford. 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 was in the Army in the Middle East in WWII. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC), and became a Prisoner of War in 1942.

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• 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
• Who's Who in New Zealand 8th edition 1964
• New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)