Prime Minister Keith Holyoake Preceded by Frank Gill Died October 25, 1999 Prime Minister Rob Muldoon Role New Zealand Politician | Succeeded by Allan McCready Name David Thomson Preceded by Dean Jack Eyre Succeeded by Frank O'Flynn Spouse June Grace | |
Party New Zealand National Party | ||
David Spence Thomson, (14 November 1915 – 25 October 1999), was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
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Biography
Thomson was born in Stratford, the son of former Stratford mayor Percy Thomson. He was a dairy farmer.
He served in the Army in the Middle East in World War II and was a Prisoner of War in 1942. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) later in 1942. He married June Grace (née Adams) in April 1942. They had one son and three daughters.
In the post war years he was chairman of the Federated Farmers.
Parliamentary career
He represented the Stratford electorate from 1963 to 1978, and then the Taranaki electorate from 1978 to 1984, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, holding the positions of Minister of Defence, Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour, Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Tourism.
In the 1993 New Year Honours, Thomson was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.