Postmaster-General (New Zealand)
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The Postmaster-General in New Zealand was the government minister responsible for the New Zealand Post Office from 1858 to 1989, when the NZPO (formerly the P&T or Post and Telegraph Department) was split into three SOEs responsible to the Minister of State Owned Enterprises: New Zealand Post Limited, Telecom New Zealand Limited, and Post Office Bank Limited.
History
From 1841 to 1853 the Postmaster-General was a civil servant, responsible to the Postmaster-General of New South Wales (1841–42) then the Postmaster-General of Great Britain (1842–53).[1]
Governor Sir George Grey appointed Henry William Petre to be Postmaster-General on 13 August 1853, but his appointment was not accepted by the First Parliament that met in 1854, and he left for England early in the new year.[1]
Office holders
The following MPs have held the office of Postmaster-General:[2][3][4]
- Key
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Notes
- ^ a b Robinson 1964, p. 258.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 61–74.
- ^ Wood 1996, pp. 3–5, 8, 15–6, 20–3, 26, 28, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51–2, 54–6, 58, 60–6, 68, 71–2.
- ^ Robinson 1964, pp. 258–9.
References
- Robinson, Howard (1964). A History of the Post Office in New Zealand. Wellington: Government Printer.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V R Ward, Government Printer. OCLC 154283103.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wood, G. A. (1996) [1987]. Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament (2 ed.). Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 1 877133 00 0.
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