Jack Watts (politician)
| Hon. Jack Thomas Watts MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 15th Minister of Health | |
|
In office 13 December 1949 – 19 December 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland |
| Preceded by | Mabel Howard |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| 29th Minister of Finance | |
|
In office November 1954 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister |
Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Sidney Holland |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Nordmeyer |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Riccarton | |
|
In office 1943 – 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Kyle |
| Succeeded by | Angus McLagan |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans | |
|
In office 1946 – 1957 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Neville Pickering |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Fendalton | |
|
In office 1957 – 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney Holland |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 April 1909 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Died |
6 August 1970 (aged 61) Wellington, New Zealand[1] |
| Political party | National |
Jack Thomas Watts (15 April 1909 – 6 August 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and the twenty-seventh Minister of Finance, from November 1954 to 12 December 1957, when he retired.
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Riccarton | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | St Albans | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | St Albans | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | St Albans | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | St Albans | National | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Fendalton | National | |
He was the Member of Parliament for Riccarton 1943–46, then St Albans 1946–57, then Fendalton 1957–60. He was Minister of Health and Minister of Social Security in the Holland Ministry (1949–54), then Minister of Finance and Minister in Charge of the Census and Statistics Department in the next Holland Ministry (1954–57) and in the first Holyoake Ministry of 1957 (plus Minister in Charge of the Inland Revenue Department).
Watts retired at the 1960 election due to poor health.[2]
References
- ↑ The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party - Barry Gustafson - Google Books. books.google.ca. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ Gustafson 2007, p. 311.
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Gustafson, Barry (2007). Kiwi Keith: a biography of Keith Holyoake. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-400-0.
- 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 Mabel Howard |
Minister of Health 1949–1951 |
Succeeded by Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by Sidney Holland |
Minister of Finance 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by Arnold Nordmeyer |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Herbert Kyle |
Member of Parliament for Riccarton 1943–1946 |
Succeeded by Angus McLagan |
| In abeyance Title last held by William Pember Reeves |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1946–1957 |
Succeeded by Neville Pickering |
| Preceded by Sidney Holland |
Member of Parliament for Fendalton 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Harry Lake |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, November 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.