Bill Veitch | |
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11th Minister of Railways | |
In office 28 May 1930 – 22 September 1931 | |
Prime Minister | George Forbes |
Preceded by | William Taverner |
Succeeded by | George Forbes |
1st Minister of Transport | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 22 September 1931 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward George Forbes |
Succeeded by | William Taverner |
17th Minister of Labour | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 28 May 1930 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward |
Preceded by | Robert Wright |
Succeeded by | Sydney Smith |
11th Minister of Mines | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 28 May 1930 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward |
Preceded by | Gordon Coates |
Succeeded by | Alfred Murdoch |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wanganui | |
In office 19 December 1911 – 27 November 1935 | |
Preceded by | James Thomas Hogan |
Succeeded by | Joe Cotterill |
Personal details | |
Born | William Andrew Veitch 25 May 1870 Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland |
Died | 1 January 1961 Paraparaumu, New Zealand | (aged 90)
Political party | United Labour (1912–16) Liberal (1922–28) United (1928–35) Democrat (1935) National (1943) |
Spouses | Emma Gurr
(m. 1896; died 1944)Ann Davidson
(m. 1951; died 1959) |
William Andrew Veitch (25 May 1870 – 1 January 1961) was a New Zealand politician. He began his career in the labour movement, but became a strong opponent of more militant socialism, and rejected the radical views held by many of his colleagues.