Mike Minogue

Michael John "Mike" Minogue QSO (born October 20, 1923 , † November 27, 2008 in Hamilton ) was a New Zealand politician and was a member of the New Zealand National Party .

Minogue attended Timaru Boys' High School in Timaru , St. Patrick's College in Silverstream, and Victoria University in Wellington . He then worked as a lawyer and school teacher before turning to local politics. From 1968 to 1976 he was mayor of the city of Hamilton. In the general election in 1975 he stood for the New Zealand National Party against Dorothy Jelicich (1928-2015), a member of the New Zealand Labor Party , and achieved 48.5% of the vote in his constituency, Hamilton West. He was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1976 to 1984 for the 38th to 40th legislative period . In 1984 he was defeated by the Labor Party candidate Trevor Mallard , who received 809 more votes.

In 1990 he was named Companion of the Queen's Service Order for his services.

Minogue was widowed with three children and five grandchildren; he died at the age of 85 at Braemar Hospital in Hamilton. In the Waikato Times obituaries , he is described as the “liberal fig leaf” of the National Party, with whose chairman Robert Muldoon he often disagreed. His pointed and colorful speeches became known as "minologues".

Web links

Former National MP Mike Minogue this. In: Waikato Times of November 28, 2008 (obituary, English)
MP made a real difference. Visionary mayor and outspoken MP, Mike Minogue was never suited to a party regime but as city leader gave impact to Hamilton. In: Waikato Times of November 29, 2008 (obituary, English)

Individual evidence

^ Barry Gustafson, The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party. Reed Methuen, Auckland 1986, ISBN 0-474-00177-6 , p. 333.
↑ James Oakley Wilson: New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1984. 4th edition. VR Ward, Govt. Printer, Wellington 1985, pp. 208,220.
^ Clifford Norton: New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987. (= Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science ). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 1988, ISBN 0-475-11200-8 , p. 235.
↑ London Gazette . No. 52174, HMSO, London, June 15, 1990, p. 30 ( PDF , accessed September 12, 2015, English).

personal data
SURNAME	Minogue, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Minogue, Michael John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 20, 1923
DATE OF DEATH	November 27, 2008
Place of death	Hamilton

[1] Barry Gustafson, The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party. Reed Methuen, Auckland 1986, ISBN 0-474-00177-6 , p. 333.

[2] James Oakley Wilson: New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1984. 4th edition. VR Ward, Govt. Printer, Wellington 1985, pp. 208,220.

[3] Clifford Norton: New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987. (= Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science ). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 1988, ISBN 0-475-11200-8 , p. 235.

[4] London Gazette . No. 52174, HMSO, London, June 15, 1990, p. 30 ( PDF , accessed September 12, 2015, English).