Background
Kinsella was born at Waikino in 1918.
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Arthur Kinsella
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He was educated at Waihi District High School, Waihi School of Mines, Auckland University and Auckland Teachers College. He graduated with Master of Arts and Diploma in teaching.
Career
He was a teacher before becoming an Member of Parliament. He was Minister of Broadcasting (1960–1963) in the second National Government under Keith Holyoake, overseeing the introduction of Television to New Zealand. He was Postmaster-General (1961–1963), and was Minister of Education (1963–1969). He retired from Parliament in 1969 following a bad car crash.
In 1970 Kinsella was granted the right to retain the title of The Honourable for life.
After his retirement from politics, he was a business consultant before his return to teaching. Kinsella died in 2004.
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Membership
Kinsella was elected as the Member of the rural electorate of Hauraki in the 1954 election.
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Nationality
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Political Party
National Party