Fred Hackett

The Hon. Frederick Hackett (1902 – 19 March 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19431946 27th Grey Lynn Labour
19461949 28th Grey Lynn Labour
19491951 29th Grey Lynn Labour
19511954 30th Grey Lynn Labour
19541957 31st Grey Lynn Labour
19571960 32nd Grey Lynn Labour
19601963 33rd Grey Lynn Labour

Hackett was the Member of Parliament for Grey Lynn from 1943 to 1963, when he died.[1] He replaced John A. Lee in the electorate when Lee was expelled from the Labour Party.[2]

Cabinet Minister

He was a cabinet minister in the Fraser Ministry of the First Labour Government: Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs (1946–1949),[3] Minister of Transport (1947–1949),[3] Minister of Marine (1947–1949),[3] Minister in charge of the Public Trust Office (1946–1947),[4] State Fire Insurance (1946–1947),[5] and Government Life Insurance Department (1946–1947).[6] In the Second Labour Government, he was Minister of Labour, Minister of Mines, and Minister of Immigration (all 1957–1960).[7]

Walter Nash favoured Clarence Skinner and then Hackett to replace him when he retired after the 1960 election, see New Zealand general election, 1963, but with the deaths of first Skinner and then Hackett, Nash was replaced by Arnold Nordmeyer.

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, p. 202.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 212.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wilson 1985, p. 84.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 128.
  5. Wilson 1985, p. 131.
  6. Wilson 1985, p. 120.
  7. Wilson 1985, p. 88.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
John A. Lee
Member of Parliament for Grey Lynn
1943–1963
Succeeded by
Reginald Keeling