Daniel Giles Sullivan

For other people of the same name, see Daniel Sullivan (disambiguation).
The Honourable
 Daniel Giles Sullivan
MP
Daniel Giles Sullivan in 1941
13th Minister of Railways
In office
26 November 1935 – 12 December 1941
Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage
Peter Fraser
Preceded by George Forbes
Succeeded by Bob Semple
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Avon
In office
17 December 1919 – 8 April 1947
Preceded by George Warren Russell
Succeeded by John Mathison
35th Mayor of Christchurch
In office
1931–1936
Preceded by Rev. John Archer
Succeeded by John Beanland
Personal details
Born 18 July 1882
Waltham
Died 8 April 1947(1947-04-08) (aged 64)
Lewisham Hospital, Wellington
Nationality  New Zealand
Political party Labour
Cabinet New Zealand Cabinet

Daniel Giles "Dan" Sullivan (18 July 1882 – 8 April 1947) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and Mayor of Christchurch.

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Early years

Born in Christchurch in 1882, Sullivan was President/Secretary of the Canterbury French Polishers Union and National Federation of Furniture Trades Unions.

He was a member of the Christchurch City Council between 1915–23 and 1925–31, and Mayor of Christchurch 1931-36.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1919–22 20th Avon Labour
1922–25 21st Avon Labour
1925–28 22nd Avon Labour
1928–31 23rd Avon Labour
1931–35 24th Avon Labour
1935–38 25th Avon Labour
1938–43 26th Avon Labour
1943–46 27th Avon Labour
1946–47 28th Avon Labour

Dan Sullivan represented the Avon Electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for 28 years from 1919 to 1947. During the 1920s Sullivan and Jimmy McCombs led the opposition to Harry Holland within the Parliamentary Labour Party caucus.[1]

Sullivan was a significant Cabinet Minister in the First Labour Government of New Zealand: the Minister of Industries and Commerce between 1935–47, Minister of Railways from 1935 to 1941 and the high profile wartime Minister of Supply and Munitions. He was also Acting Prime Minister from April to July 1944.

Death and commemoration

Sullivan died on 8 April 1947.[2] Sullivan Avenue in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston was named in Sullivan's honour in 1929.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
  2. ^ Watson, James (updated 22 June 2007). "Sullivan, Daniel Giles 1882 - 1947". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4s55/1. Retrieved 22 February 2011. 
  3. ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names S". Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 135. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchStreetNames-S.pdf. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 

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