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Eric Halstead was born on 26 May, 1912 in Mangaweka, New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician (1912–1991). Discover Eric Halstead'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 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 26 May, 1912
Birthday 26 May
Birthplace Mangaweka, New Zealand
Date of death 18 June, 1991
Died Place Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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His wife is Millicent Joan Stewart (m. 1940)

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1912

Eric Henry Halstead (26 May 1912 – 18 June 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat.

Halstead was born in Auckland in 1912, and educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University where he attained a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce.

He was president of the Auckland University Students' Association for one year.

1938

While a student he had his first involvement in politics after being invited to hear National Party MP Gordon Coates speak in 1938.

1940

In 1940, he married Millicent Joan Stewart; they had four children.

1941

He served as a major in the NZEF during World War II between 1941 and 1945.

1945

After being demobilized he became a teacher and was head of the commerce and accountancy department at Seddon Technical College from 1945 to 1949.

1954

He was the minister assisting the Prime Minister in 1954, a role in which Halstead often found his time occupied by simply delivering messages between the Prime Minister Sidney Holland and the Deputy Prime Minister Keith Holyoake.

He held several cabinet posts during the last term of the First National Government including; Minister for Social Security from 1954 to 1956,Minister of Industries and Commerce and Minister for Customs from 1956 to 1957.

As a minister he worked out a welfare reciprocity deal with the United Kingdom and he established the Tourist Hotel Corporation.

1957

He represented the Tamaki electorate from to 1957, when he was defeated by Bob Tizard.

He was a liberal within the National Party and, alongside MP Dean Eyre, he supported the alternative drainage scheme in Auckland proposed by Dove-Myer Robinson.

After his defeat in 1957 Halstead became a director of Air New Zealand.

Halstead remained an active member of the National Party well after his defeat, despite not wishing to re-enter parliament by standing in Tamaki again.

He was a longtime member of the party's Dominion Council, deputy-chairman of National's Auckland division and vice-president of the party.

Ahead of the he accepted nomination for the National candidacy in the much safer seat of, but lost to Allan Highet.

1970

He later served as Ambassador to Thailand and Laos 1970–1973, then Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador to Iraq concurrently from 1976–1980 and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (while resident in Rome) 1977–1980.

1980

In the 1980 New Year Honours, Halstead was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

After returning from World War II he developed an interest in war history.

1989

In 1989, a book put together by Halstead, entitled Freyberg's Men, was refused permission to be published by the New Zealand Government because it bore too close a resemblance to copyright material originally published by the New Zealand Army Board and War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs.

1991

He died in Auckland in 1991.