Leo Schultz
Leo Charles Schultz, QSM (17 October 1914 – 9 June 1996), was a New Zealand farmer and a politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Hauraki | National | ||
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Coromandel | National | ||
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Coromandel | National | ||
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Hauraki | National | ||
Schultz was born in 1914 in Hāwera. He received his education at Ngatea District High School, and afterwards became a dairy and sheep farmer.[1] In 1940, he married Evelyn Anne Bridgeman, the daughter of E. Bridgeman. They had two sons and two daughters.[2]
He joined the National Party in 1938 and was chairman of the executive in the Hauraki electorate (1958–1969). He served on local government for 23 years before his parliamentary career.[1]
He represented the electorate of Hauraki in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, Coromandel from 1972 to 1978 and then Hauraki again from 1978 to 1981, when he retired.[3]
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Schultz was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[4]
References
- ^ a b Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 340. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- ^ Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 242.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 53697, 10 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
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