Name Leo Schultz Home town Kingston upon Hull Parents Solomon Schultz | Died 1991 Role British Politician | |
Leo Charles Schultz, (17 October 1914 – 9 June 1996), was a New Zealand farmer and a politician of the National Party.
Biography
Schultz was born in 1914 in Hawera. He received his education at Ngatea District High School, and afterwards became a dairy and sheep farmer. In 1940, he married Evelyn Anne Bridgeman, the daughter of E. Bridgeman. They had two sons and two daughters.
He joined the National Party in 1938 and was chairman of the executive in the Hauraki electorate (1958–1969). He served on local government for 23 years before his parliamentary career.
He represented the electorate of Hauraki in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, Coromandel from 1972 to 1978 and then Hauraki again from 1978 to 1981, when he retired.
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Schultz was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.