Fred Jones (politician)

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Not to be confused with Frederic Jones.

Frederick Jones in 1938

Frederick (Fred) Jones (c1885–1966) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament and the Defence Minister during WW2.

Biography

Prior to entering Parliament, Jones was a bootmaker and trade unionist.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1931–1935	24th	Dunedin South	Labour
1935–1938	25th	Dunedin South	Labour
1938–1943	26th	Dunedin South	Labour
1943–1946	27th	Dunedin South	Labour
1946–1949	28th	St Kilda	Labour
1949–1951	29th	St Kilda	Labour

Fred Jones was the Member of Parliament for two Dunedin electorates: Dunedin South from 1931 to 1946, and then St Kilda from 1946 to 1951, when he was defeated.^[1]

He was Minister of Defence from 1935 to 1949, and Postmaster-General between 1935 and 1940 in the First Labour Government.^[2]

He was a member of the Dunedin City Council (1933–1937; 1950–1958), and was Deputy Mayor of Dunedin 1935–1937 and 1953–1956.

Later in life, he was the High Commissioner to Australia 1958–1960.

Notes

↑ Wilson 1985, p. 209.
↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 82–85.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Jones (politician).

Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

External links

The Minister of Defence with army officers in the Middle East, 1943 (picture)

Persondata
Name	Jones, Frederick
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth
Date of death	1966
Place of death

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