J. B. Munro

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1972–1975 37th Invercargill Labour

John Baldwin Munro, QSO, JP (born 1936), better known as J. B. Munro[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He was raised as a foster child and at the age of nine was adopted into the Munro family.[1] His adoptive brother was Burt Munro, the New Zealand motorcycle racer of The World's Fastest Indian fame.

He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1972 to 1975, when he was defeated by Norman Jones.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "John Baldwin Munro". Inclusion International. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 222. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
John Chewings		 Member of Parliament for Invercargill
1972–1975 		Succeeded by
Norman Jones