| 词条 | Bill Young (New Zealand politician) |
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William "Bill" Lambert Young {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CMG}} (13 November 1913 – 14 July 2009) was a New Zealand politician representing the National Party. Biography{{NZ parlbox header|nolist=true|align=right}}{{NZ parlbox|start = {{NZ election link year|1966}} |end = 1969 |term = 35th |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Miramar}} |party = New Zealand National Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1969}} |end = 1972 |term = 36th |electorate = Miramar |party = New Zealand National Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1972}} |end = 1975 |term = 37th |electorate = Miramar |party = New Zealand National Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1975}} |end = 1978 |term = 38th |electorate = Miramar |party = New Zealand National Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1978}} |end = 1981 |term = 39th |electorate = Miramar |party = New Zealand National Party }}{{NZ parlbox footer}} Young was born in Kawakawa in 1913, the son of James Young. He attended Ngawha Native School ({{convert|27|km|disp=or}} from Kawakawa) where his parents were teachers, and then Wellington College.[1] During World War II Young served with the 2nd New Zealand Division[2] in North Africa, and was invalided home after the workshop section in Egypt was bombed. He worked for Murray Roberts Company Limited before and after the war (1930–1946), then music retailer Beggs (1946–1956), and was general manager of manufacturer/retailer Radio Corporation of New Zealand (1956–1966).[1] He was a Member of Parliament for the National Party from {{NZ election link year|1966}} to 1981 representing the marginal Miramar electorate in Wellington.[2] He stood unsuccessfully in 1963, but won the electorate in 1966 with a majority of 146. From 1975 to 1981 he served in the Third National Government as Minister of Works.[2] Young was active with the New Zealand Automobile Association and was vice-president of the Wellington AA, and a member of the council of the North Island AA.[1] Young lost his seat in 1981, and was then appointed on the recommendation of Prime Minister Robert Muldoon to the post of New Zealand High Commissioner to Great Britain, and Nigeria, and Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1992 New Year Honours.[2] Young married Isobel Joan Luke, the daughter of George Luke, in 1946.[1] They had five children together:[1] James, Christine, Rosemary (married to Max Bradford), Nicola and Annabel Young who was also a (list) Member of Parliament (1997–2002). He died in 2009.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | ref=harv | title=Who's Who in New Zealand | edition=11th | editor-first=James Edward | editor-last=Traue | date=1978 | publisher=Reed | location=Wellington | page=296}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef|before= Les Gandar }}{{s-ttl|title= High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom |years= 1982–1985 }}{{s-aft|after = Joe Walding}}{{end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Bill}}2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=52768 |date=30 December 1991 |page=29 |supp=y }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/2593500/Former-Miramar-MP-Bill-Young-dies |title=Former Miramar MP Bill Young dies |date=14 July 2009|work=Dominion Post|accessdate=8 January 2013}} 15 : 1913 births|2009 deaths|New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand)|Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand|New Zealand military personnel of World War II|New Zealand National Party MPs|High Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom|Ambassadors of New Zealand to Ireland|High Commissioners of New Zealand to Nigeria|People from Kawakawa, New Zealand|New Zealand MPs for Wellington electorates|Unsuccessful candidates in the 1981 New Zealand general election|Unsuccessful candidates in the 1963 New Zealand general election|Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives |
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