Arthur Kinsella

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Arthur Ellis Kinsella Template:Post-nominals (15 January 1918 – 4 March 2004) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister.

Biography

Early life

Kinsella was born at Waikino in 1918. He was educated at Waihi District High School, Waihi School of Mines, University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland Teachers College; he graduated with MA and Diploma in Education. He was a farmer and teacher before becoming an MP.Template:Sfn

In World War II he served with NZ Engineer Forces (7th Field Company) in UK, Middle East and Greece where he was wounded and returned to New Zealand.

Political career

Template:NZ parlbox header Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox footer Kinsella was elected as the Member of the rural electorate of Hauraki in the Template:NZ election link.Template:Sfn[1] He was Minister of Broadcasting (1960–1963)Template:Sfn[2][3] in the second National Government under Keith Holyoake, overseeing the introduction of Television to New Zealand. He was Postmaster-General (1961–1963),[3][4] and was Minister of Education (1963–1969).Template:Sfn[5][6] He retired from Parliament in 1969Template:Sfn following a bad car crash.[7]

As a minister he enabled private stations on radio and television (rather than limit them to direct state stewardship) via the Broadcasting Corporation amendment bill. He also faced a chronic shortage of telephones in New Zealand with a waiting list of 19,000 in the early 1960s. He lengthened the teacher training period from two years to three and attempted to reduce class sizes. He also established a new medical school in Auckland.[7]

In 1970 Kinsella was granted the right to retain the title of The Honourable for life.[8] In 1971 Kinsella was elected to the Auckland City Council serving one term.[9] Later, in 1983 he was elected to the Wellington City Council[10][11] He lost his seat three years later but regained a seat following a 1987 by-election.[12][13]

Later life and death

After his retirement from politics, he was a business consultant before his return to teaching as Principal of the Technical Correspondence Institute.Template:Sfn

In the 1992 New Year Honours, Kinsella was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[14]

Kinsella died in 2004.[7]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Members of the House of Representatives Elected – General Election" (20 December 1960) 84 The New Zealand Gazette 2002
  2. ↑ "Ministers Appointed" (12 December 1960) 82 The New Zealand Gazette 1944
  3. ↑ a b "Resignation of Ministers" (20 December 1963) 82 The New Zealand Gazette 2077
  4. ↑ "Ministers Appointed" (2 May 1961) 29 The New Zealand Gazette 642.
  5. ↑ "Ministers Appointed" (20 December 1963) 82 The New Zealand Gazette 2077
  6. ↑ "Resignation of Ministers" (22 December 1969) 84 The New Zealand Gazette 2679
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  8. ↑ "Retention of the title 'Honourable'" (24 April 1970) 25 The New Zealand Gazette 750
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References

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1960–1963 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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