Preceded by Ben Roberts Role Politician Succeeded by Keith Holyoake Died February 18, 1963 | Political party Labour Party New Zealand Labour Party Name Edward Cullen | |
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Edward Luttrell Cullen (5 September 1895 – 18 February 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government.
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Early life
Cullen was born in Havelock North, and educated at Nuhaka Native School and Napier Boys' High School. He farmed at Wairoa. He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman then Sergeant (No 12356) in World War I, and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
Political career
He represented the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1935 to 1946, having stood there unsuccessfully in 1931. In 1946 he won the Hastings electorate, but was unsuccessful in 1949.
He was Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing from 1947 to 1949.
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