Eric Halstead
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Eric Henry Halstead (26 May 1912 - 18 June 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat.
He was born in Auckland, and educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University. He was a Major in the NZEF in WWII.
He represented the Tamaki electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated. He held the following cabinet posts[1]:
- Minister for Social Security 1954 - 56
- Minister for Industry and Commerce 1956 - 57
- Minister for Customs 1956 - 57
He later served as Ambassador to Thailand 1970-73[2], then Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador to Iraq concurrently from 1976-80[3] and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (while resident in Rome) 1977-80.
In 1940 he married Millicent Joan Stewart; they had four children. He was awarded a C.B.E. in 1980. He died in Auckland.
[edit] References
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions - NZ Ministry of Fopreign Affairs and Trade
- ^ New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions - NZ Ministry of Fopreign Affairs and Trade
- New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
- The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0474001776
