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Noel Scott

Noel Scott

New Zealand politician (1929–2018)

Noel Scott QSO (15 December 1929 – 25 February 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

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Before entering politics, Scott was the foundation principal of Makoura College in Masterton.[1] Scott unsuccessfully contested the Tarawera electorate in 1981.[2] He represented the electorate of Tongariro in Parliament from 1984[3] to 1990, when he was defeated by Ian Peters, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.

Scott served as a Minister at the close of the Fourth Labour Government in a number of roles including as Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister of Education.[4]

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Scott was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[5]

Scott died on 25 February 2018 at the age of 88.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Farmer, Don (22 August 2008). "First student board rep hopes Makoura stays". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. ?. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  3. [3]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.
  4. [4]
    "Davies, Sonja Margaret Loveday: Labour Party Colleagues, 1990". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Noel SCOTT Death Notice". The Dominion Post. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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