Ernest Aderman

Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Rev. Ernest Philip Aderman (né Adermann; 22 May 1894 – 27 February 1968) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Early life and family

Aderman was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1894. He was one of eight children born to German immigrant parents Emilie (née Litzow) and Carl Friederich Adermann. His younger brother Charles Adermann entered politics in Australia. He received his education at Lapwood Primary (Queensland), and at Church of Christ Theological College (Melbourne), from where he obtained a diploma in theology. He attended the University of Queensland (Brisbane) between 1920 and 1925, and graduated with a BA. During his student years, he helped out on his parents' farm, and later served the church in Auburn, Sydney.

He married Phyllis May Lowther at the Ann Street Church of Christ, Brisbane, on 8 March 1927. The couple arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, on 13 March 1928 by the Marama.

Life in New Zealand

Aderman lectured at the Church of Christ Theological College in Glenleith, Dunedin, and ministered in South Dunedin. From 1930, he served the church at Dominion Road, Auckland. He was President of the Churches of Christ in 1936. During World War II, he was a chaplain to the 2nd Taranaki Regiment.

Political career

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
Template:NZ election link year–1946	27th	Template:NZ electorate link
Template:NZ election link year–1949	28th	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1951	29th	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1954	30th	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1957	31st	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1960	32nd	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1963	33rd	New Plymouth
Template:NZ election link year–1966	34th	New Plymouth

Aderman contested the Template:NZ election link in the Template:NZ electorate link electorate and was unsuccessful against the incumbent, Fred Jones. He was to stand in Template:NZ electorate link in the cancelled 1941 general election.

He won the New Plymouth seat in an upset victory in 1943 over Rev. Fred Frost, who was also a Christian minister. He represented the New Plymouth electorate from 1943 until he retired in 1966. Despite his initial win in 1943 being considered a shock result he went on to become New Plymouth's longest ever serving MP.

In 1953, Aderman was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.

In 1957, he was Senior Whip, and from 1958 to 1960, he was Junior Whip under Geoff Gerard. In 1961 he was one of ten National MPs to vote with the Opposition and remove capital punishment for murder from the Crimes Bill that the Second National Government had introduced.

Later life and death

Aderman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public and political services, in the 1967 New Year Honours.

Aderman died on 27 February 1968, and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth.

References

• This collection [housed at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington] contains a pamphlet authored by Aderman.