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Eddie Isbey (Edward Emanuel Isbey) was born on 3 August, 1917 in London, England, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Eddie Isbey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Edward Emanuel Isbey
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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 3 August, 1917
Birthday 3 August
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 25 July, 1995
Died Place Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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1917

Edward Emanuel Isbey (3 August 1917 – 25 July 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Isbey was born in London in 1917, the son of Alec Isbey a tailor who immigrated from Lithuania.

He received his education in London and gained a diploma in industrial management.

During World War II, he served in the Merchant Navy.

For 17 years he worked on a whale factory ship in the Antarctic Ocean.

1947

He emigrated to New Zealand in 1947.

1948

Isbey was a clothing factory manager from 1948 to 1953, then went into dairy farming in Mercer and later Hokianga, before working on the waterfront (1954–1969).

1955

In 1955 he stood successfully for election to the executive of the Auckland Watersiders Union and in 1956 he was elected vice-president before being elected president several months later after the sudden resignation of Bill Hooker.

1956

At the 1956 local-body elections he stood as a Labour Party candidate for the Auckland Harbour Board in the Auckland City district, but was unsuccessful.

1959

He was then elected the president of the New Zealand Watersiders Union, retaining the role for 11 years from 1959 to 1970 in conjunction with being the Auckland president for 12 years from 1956 to 1967.

As president he led the Auckland Watersiders to affiliate with the Labour Party.

1963

In 1963 the union voted with a two-to-one majority to formally affiliate via a postal ballot.

He was a close friend and associate of leading unionists such as Tom Skinner and Jim Knox.

He was also the vice-president of New Zealand Rugby League and an administrator of several theatres in Auckland including the board of the Mercury Theatre and the Auckland Theatre Trust.

He was also the chairman of the special committee of the New Zealand Shipping Corporation.

He joined the Labour Party upon arriving in New Zealand (his parents having been active members of the Labour Party in London) and served as a delegate to the Auckland Labour Representation Committee and later the Auckland Labour Regional Council.

He was selected as the Labour candidate for the electorate of ahead of the.

He was successful and resigned his trade union roles after entering parliament.

Initially he found it hard to transition from a union spokesperson to a parliamentary backbencher.

In the lead up to the Labour leader Norman Kirk sent Isbey to Tokoroa to pacify striking timber workers and prevent the issue interfering with the election.

1972

After Labour won the 1972 election, Isbey put himself forward for a seat in the cabinet of the Third Labour Government.

In the ensuing caucus ballot he polled reasonably well, but after nine other Auckland MPs were elected to cabinet the subsequent voting reflected a concern for regional representation and neither Isbey or any other Aucklander was elected for the remaining positions.

1973

However he was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Minister of Civil Aviation & Meteorological Services and Minister of Transport from 1973 to 1974 by Norman Kirk.

When Bill Rowling became Prime Minister he appointed Isbey Under-Secretary to the Minister of Railways.

In 1973 he was elected vice-president of the Labour Party, after withdrawing from the ballot for president in favour of Charles Bennett.

His win was something of a surprise with Stan Rodger, President of the Public Service Association, seen as the front-runner.

Other aspirants were Ron Barclay, Roger Drayton, Jonathan Hunt, Gerald O'Brien and Trevor Young (all MPs).

As vice-president he pledged himself to bring about greater unity between the industrial and political wings of the Labour movement.

1975

When Labour was in opposition (1975–84) Isbey was shadow minister for Labour, Immigration, the Arts and Sport and Recreation.

He was one of the earliest proponents of nuclear-free legislation.

1976

He introduced a bill to make New Zealand nuclear-free in 1976 but it was voted down by the Muldoon Government.

1977

In 1977, Isbey received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.

1978

In 1978 his seat of Grey Lynn was abolished, absorbed mostly into, in an electoral redistribution.

In danger of his political career being ended by a redistribution, he was given the unflattering nickname Eddie 'Was-bey'.

He stood against Labour's incumbent Auckland Central MP, Richard Prebble, for the nomination but was beaten by Prebble.

He then set his sights on unrelated seats after allegedly being promised "we will find you a safe seat Eddie" by the party hierarchy.

Isbey put himself forward for the seat of before withdrawing at the last moment on a tip he would win the nomination.

However he was defeated in an upset by Ralph Maxwell.

After the initial selection for was deadlocked between Mike Moore and Colin Moyle, Isbey was invited to contest the seat at the second selection meeting and was successful.

1982

Later, in 1982 Isbey received a public anti-nuclear petition when it was presented to parliament.