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Philip North Holloway, (22 March 1917 – 28 May 2003), was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
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Early life
Holloway was born in Hokitika in 1917, and received his secondary education at Waitaki Boys' High School. He attended the University of Otago, but did not finish his degree because he went overseas. He was a door-to-door salesmen for vacuum cleaners in England before undertaking more study at Boston University.
When WWII broke out, Holloway returned to New Zealand to join the army. He was a second lieutenant with the 26th Battalion, and saw service in North Africa and Italy.
Political career
After the war, he stood in the 1946 election in the Manawatu electorate, but was defeated by the incumbent, Matthew Oram of the National Party. In the 1951 election, he unsuccessfully stood in the Otaki electorate.
He represented the Heretaunga electorate from 1954 to 1960, when he retired. He was Minister of Industries and Commerce from 1957 to 1960 in the Second Labour Government. In that role, he was involved in the negotiations with Australia and eventually led to the free trade agreement. In Truth (NZ) Ltd v Holloway, he sued the tabloid newspaper New Zealand Truth for libel and, after a court case that lasted 14 months, he was awarded £11,000 in damages.
He was a "loyal Orangeman" and disliked the Catholic Irish. After Parliament, he was the New Zealand manager of the Chandris Shipping Line, then was appointed Ambassador to Italy and High Commissioner to Malta from 1973 to 1976 by the Third Labour Government.
In the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Holloway was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.
Family
Holloway died on 28 May 2003. He was survived by his second wife Beverley, two daughters and one son. One of the daughters was actor and writer Liddy Holloway, and a grandson was actor Joel Tobeck.