John McAlpine

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Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1946–1949	28th	Selwyn	National
1949–1951	29th	Selwyn	National
1951–1954	30th	Selwyn	National
1954–1957	31st	Selwyn	National
1957–1960	32nd	Selwyn	National
1960–1963	33rd	Selwyn	National
1963–1966	34th	Selwyn	National

Sir John Kenneth McAlpine, KCMG (1906–1984) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Selwyn from 1946 to 1966, when he retired.

He was Minister of Railways in the First National Government from 1954 to 1957. In the Second National Government from 1960 to 1966 he was Minister of Railways and Minister of Transport. He was made a C.M.G. in 1970 and a K.C.M.G. in 1977.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

Political offices
Preceded by William Goosman	Minister of Railways 1954–1957 1960–1966	Succeeded by Michael Moohan
	Minister of Railways 1954–1957 1960–1966
Preceded by Michael Moohan	Succeeded by Peter Gordon
New Zealand Parliament
In abeyance Title last held by William Dickie	Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1946–1966	Succeeded by Colin McLachlan

Persondata
Name	McAlpine, John
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth
Date of death	1984
Place of death

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