Herbert Pickering
Herbert Elmer Lorraine "Lorrie" Pickering, QSO (29 March 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1961–1963 | 33rd | Hurunui | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Rangiora | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Rangiora | National | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Rangiora | National | |
Pickering was born in Havelock in 1919. He received his education from Marlborough College, Christchurch Teachers' College, and the University of Canterbury.[1] During WWII, he was a flying instructor for the RNZAF. After the war, he worked for the New Zealand Broadcasting School.[1]
Following the death of William Henry Gillespie, he contested the Hurunui electorate in the 1961 by-election and was elected.[2] The Hurunui electorate was abolished in 1963,[3] and Pickering successfully contested the Rangiora electorate instead, which he represented until his retirement due to ill-health in 1972.[1][2]
In 1961 he was one of ten National MPs to vote with the Opposition and remove capital punishment for murder from the Crimes Bill that the Second National Government had introduced.
In 1969, he was appointed to the Executive Council by Keith Holyoake (unusually, he was not also a cabinet minister) and served until 1972.[4] He was Minister of Education in the Second National Government under Jack Marshall, from 9 February to 8 December 1972.[5]
Pickering died on 25 July 2009.[6]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gustafson 1986, p. 337.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson 1985, p. 227.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 264.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 90.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 91.
- ↑ "Obituaries — Hon Herbert Elmer Lorraine Pickering QSO". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Henry Gillespie |
Member of Parliament for Hurunui 1961–1963 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Rangiora 1963–1972 |
Succeeded by Kerry Burke |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Brian Talboys |
Minister of Education 1972 |
Succeeded by Phil Amos |