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Joe Walding was born on 18 June, 1926 in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Joe Walding'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 58 years old?

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Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 18 June, 1926
Birthday 18 June
Birthplace Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death 5 June, 1985
Died Place London, England
Nationality New Zealand

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His wife is Eileen Norma Paul (m. 1950)

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1926

Joseph Albert Walding (18 June 1926 – 5 June 1985) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Palmerston North for several terms.

After his retirement from Parliament, he became High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, but died within months of taking the post.

Walding was born in Christchurch, in 1926.

He went to school in that city.

When he was 15, he joined the New Zealand Merchant Navy and later the British Merchant Navy.

The impressions that he gained through the war shaped his outlook on life.

He became a carpenter after the war, working in the Wellington area.

1950

He married Eileen Norma Walding (née Paul) of Feilding in 1950.

They had six daughters.

After the marriage, the couple moved to Palmerston North.

Walding joined his mother's catering business, Smith and Walding.

Together with his brother Charlie, he developed the company into a successful venture.

1957

In 1957, Walding established Prepared Foods Co Ltd, a gourmet food and canning business with an export focus.

1959

Walding was first elected a member of the Palmerston North City Council in 1959; councillors were already elected for three year terms at that time.

1962

He was re-elected in 1962 and 1965.

1967

Having been elected to Parliament in 1967, he did not stand for the City Council again in 1968.

Walding stood unsuccessfully against Bill Brown for the seat in the.

Following Brown's sudden death in 1967, Walding successfully contested the resulting against four others: Gordon Cruden (National Party), John O'Brien (Social Credit Party), Goldingham (Progress) and Jamie Wedderspoon (Democratic Labour).

Walding represented the Palmerston North electorate for the next eight years.

After entering parliament he was designated as Labour's spokesperson for the environment and conservation.

1972

During the Third Labour Government between 1972 and 1975, he was Minister of Overseas Trade, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs.

1973

As Minister for the Environment he was deeply involved in the government decision in February 1973 to not raise the level of Lake Manapouri, fulfilling one of Labour's key election pledge during the Save Manapouri campaign.

He then helped create an independent body, the Guardians of Lake Manapouri, Monowai, and Te Anau (composed of leading members of the protest) to oversee management of the lake levels.

As Minister for Sport and Recreation he initiated the "Come Alive" campaign in 1973 which urged Kiwis to get active and participate in sport and other physical hobbies.

As Minister of Overseas Trade he made major trading market breakthroughs with both China and the Soviet Union in response to New Zealand's need to grow overseas markets after the United Kingdom cut trading ties after joining the European Common Market.

At the same time he still was able to achieve favourable concessions from the United Kingdom.

He solved New Zealand's problem with a beef sales quota to the United States while on a visit to Mexico.

He convinced Mexico to sell its beef supply to the United States allowing New Zealand to sell more of its beef surpluses to Mexico instead of the United States.

Both countries benefitting from the arrangement.

In 1973 he made the first official visit by a New Zealand government minister to China since the 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution and famously rode a bicycle down the Great Wall of China.

He travelled with Agriculture and Fisheries minister Colin Moyle frequently to many overseas countries, particularly Iran, Russia and China, to open more export markets for New Zealand's primary produce.

1975

In 1975 he was defeated by John Lithgow for the Palmerston North seat.

1977

Following his defeat he was elected vice-president of the Labour Party at the 1977 party conference (after failing to win the presidency) and was re-elected at the 1978 conference.

1978

In 1978 he in turn defeated Lithgow to regain the Palmerston North seat and return the parliament.

Labour was still in opposition and he was appointed Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry and later Shadow Minister of Overseas Trade.

1979

In 1979 he stood again for the Labour Party presidency but was defeated by Jim Anderton 586 votes to 527.

Six months prior to the, he announced his retirement from Parliament citing ill-health.

1982

A group of Labour MPs (Michael Bassett, Roger Douglas, Mike Moore and Richard Prebble) organised a challenge to Anderton for the presidency at the 1982 party conference.

They approached Walding to stand for party president, though he declined.