Career
He was Minister of Police, Minister of Customs, Minister of Works and Development (in 1975) and Minister of Statistics (in 1975). Warren Freer’s only criticism of him was his handwriting. "if he wrote you a note it took ages to decipher it".
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Mick Connelly
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Achievements
Membership
He was the Member of Parliament for Riccarton from the 1956 by-election to 1969 election, then Wigram from 1969 to 1978, then Yaldhurst from 1978 to 1984, when he retired. Foreign some time, he was the president of the Association of Former Members of the Parliament of New Zealand. His father Michael Connelly was a trade unionist, Labour Party activist and member of the Legislative Council (upper house).
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Political Party
New Zealand Labour Party
Awards
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Queen's Service Order; Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.