Allan McCready
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| 24th Minister of Defence | |
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| Preceded by | Bill Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Frank Gill |
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| Preceded by | David Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Faulkner |
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| Party | National |
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Allan McCready QSO (1 September 1916 – 8 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Otaki | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Otaki | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Otaki | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Otaki | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Manawatu | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Manawatu | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
McCready was born in Kawakawa in 1916,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. the son of Alexander McCready. He received his education at Kawakawa District High School. In 1942, McCready married Grace Lorraine Maher, the daughter of Jimmy Maher, later the MP for Otaki. They had one son and one daughter.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In World War II he served in the New Zealand Army for 3½ years.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
He worked for the Post Office Department for ten years. He was then the director of the Wellington Dairy Farmers Co-op, and then director of the Hutt Valley Milk Treatment Corporation, the Featherston Co-op, and finally the Dairy Company Limited. He was vice-president of the Wellington and Hutt Valley A & P Association.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
He stood unsuccessfully for the Heretaunga electorate in 1954 and 1957.[1] When his father-in-law retired from the Otaki electorate at the 1960 election, McCready succeeded him.[2] He represented the Otaki electorate until 1972, then the Manawatu electorate from 1972 to 1978, when he retired.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
He was a Cabinet Minister in the Second and Third National Government, including the position of Postmaster-General (1969–1972), Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1969–1972), Minister of Defence (1975–1978), and Minister of Police (1975–1978).Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, McCready was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[3] McCready died on 8 August 2003, aged 86.[4] He was survived by his wife and children.[2]
Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former defence and police minister dies". The New Zealand Herald. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 52953"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 13 June 1992. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
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References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
