Lance Adams-Schneider
Sir Lance Adams-Schneider | |
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![]() Adams-Schneider in 1982 | |
10th Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 1982–1985 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon David Lange |
Preceded by | Frank Gill |
Succeeded by | Bill Rowling |
4th Ambassador to Mexico | |
In office 1982–1983 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
Preceded by | Frank Gill |
Succeeded by | Peter Fairfax |
21st Minister of Health | |
In office 9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Jack Marshall |
Preceded by | Don McKay |
Succeeded by | Bob Tizard |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato | |
In office 1969–1981 | |
Succeeded by | Simon Upton |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton | |
In office 1959–1969 | |
Preceded by | Hilda Ross |
Personal details | |
Born | Lancelot Raymond Adams 11 November 1919 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 3 September 1996 | (aged 76)
Nationality | New Zealander |
Political party | National |
Spouse | Shirley Lois Brunton |
Children | Two sons, one daughter |
Sir Lancelot Raymond "Lance" Adams-Schneider KCMG (11 November 1919 – 3 September 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Early life and career
Adams-Schneider was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Arthur Archibald Adams and Hilda Mary Adams (née Biggs). His mother died when he was three years old, and his paternal aunt, Susan Isabella Schneider (née Adams) took on the care of her nephew. Later, Susan and her husband, Theodore Schneider, were to adopt Lance and he became Lance Adams-Schneider. He was educated at Eastern Hutt Primary School, Petone Memorial Technical College, and Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland.
Adams-Schneider entered the drapery trade on leaving school and founded his own business in Auckland. Later he managed a large store in Taumarunui. During World War II, Adams-Schneider served in the Medical Corps. He later became a member of the Taumarunui Borough Council, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and an executive member of the New Zealand Retailers’ Association.
In 1944, Adams-Schneider became engaged to Shirley Lois Brunton, and the couple married the following year.[1]
Political career
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1959–1960 | 32nd | Hamilton | National | ||
1960–1963 | 33rd | Hamilton | National | ||
1963–1966 | 34th | Hamilton | National | ||
1966–1969 | 35th | Hamilton | National | ||
1969–1972 | 36th | Waikato | National | ||
1972–1975 | 37th | Waikato | National | ||
1975–1978 | 38th | Waikato | National | ||
1978–1981 | 39th | Waikato | National |
Adams-Schneider stood in the Hutt electorate against Labour Party leader Walter Nash in 1957, coming second for National. He then contested and won for National the 1959 Hamilton by-election held after the death of the incumbent MP, Dame Hilda Ross. He continued to represent the Hamilton electorate until its disestablishment in 1969, after which he represented the Waikato electorate until his retirement in 1981.
Adams-Schneider was a parliamentary under-secretary from 1964 to 1967, Minister of Broadcasting from 1967 to 1969, Minister of Customs from 1969 to 1972, Minister of Health and Minister of Social Welfare in 1972, and Minister of Trade and Industry from 1975 to 1981.
He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, and the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2]
Diplomatic career
Following his retirement from national politics, Adams-Schneider was appointed the Ambassador from New Zealand to the United States (1982–85) and to Mexico (1982–83).
In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, Adams-Schneider was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for public services.[3] He was also a member of the Privy Council.
Later life and death
Adams-Schneider was active in youth work and was a lay preacher in the Baptist Church.
He died on 3 September 1995.[4] His wife, Shirley, Lady Adams-Schneider, died in Wellington on 20 May 2020.[5]
References
- ^ "Engagements announced". Auckland Star. 8 July 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 42. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49769, 15 June 1984. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Obituary - Rt Hon. Sir Lancelot Raymond Adams-Schneider. New Zealand Hansard: 12 September 1995. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Lady Adams-Schneider death notice". New Zealand Herald. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
Further reading
- Industrial Development Seminar [Industrial Development Seminar ( 1966: Hamilton, N.Z.)] (2nd ed.), Hamilton, [N.Z.]: n.p., 1966
- Adams-Schneider's contribution was the closing address [in Hamilton on Saturday 20 November 1965]. At this time, he was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Ministers of Industries and Commerce and Customs.
- The New Zealand Institute of Management Inc. Top Management Seminar, July 22 and 23, 1981: management and the effects of government strategy, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Institute of Management, 1981
- Adams-Schneider's contribution was a paper entitled: "Government industrial and trade strategies: the aim"
- A report on the practice of sending criminals to mental hospitals ; to: the Minister of Health, the Hon. L.R. Adams-Schneider and the Minister of Justice, the Hon. Sir Roy Jack – April 1972, Wellington, [N.Z.]: n.p., 1972
- O'Keefe, John A. B. (1978), The Commerce Act 1975: the text of the statute and its amendments with annotations (2nd ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Butterworths
- The first edition had a Foreword by Warren Freer, this second edition has one by Lance Adams-Schneider.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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