Arnold Nordmeyer
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The Reverend and Honourable Sir Arnold Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG |
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Arnold Nordmeyer in ca 1950
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| 18th Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1 April 1963 – 16 December 1965 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Walter Nash |
| Succeeded by | Norman Kirk |
| 6th Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1 April 1963 – 16 December 1965 |
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| President |
Martyn Finlay Norman Kirk |
| Deputy | Hugh Watt |
| Preceded by | Walter Nash |
| Succeeded by | Norman Kirk |
| 30th Minister of Finance | |
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In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Jack Watts |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lake |
| 17th President of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1950–1955 |
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| Vice President |
James Roberts (1950-54) Michael Moohan (1954-55) |
| Leader |
Peter Fraser† Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | James Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Michael Moohan |
| 13th Minister of Health | |
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In office 21 January 1941 – 29 May 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser |
| Preceded by | Tim Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Mabel Howard |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Oamaru |
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In office 1935 – 1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Andrew MacPherson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hayman |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Brooklyn |
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In office 1951 – 1954 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Fraser |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Island Bay |
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In office 1954 – 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Robert McKeen |
| Succeeded by | Gerald O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
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7 February 1901 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 2 February 1989 (aged 87) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Maria Kernahan (married 28 October 1931) |
| Children | Two |
| Profession | Presbyterian minister |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG (7 February 1901 – 2 February 1989), born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. He was leader of the Labour Party for three years while it was in Opposition.
Nordmeyer was born on 7 February 1901 in Dunedin, New Zealand. His father was a German immigrant, his mother was from Northern Ireland. He was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School, and at the University of Otago where he completed his BA. After graduating he studied theology, having always been highly religious. At university he became known for his skills in debating which were to serve him well in his later career. Although he did not join the Labour Party until 1933, he became increasingly sympathetic to the party's views. It was at this time that he met Walter Nash who may have been influential in shaping his views in health and social policy. In 1925 Nordmeyer received his ordination as a Presbyterian minister and was appointed to a position in the small town of Kurow.
While in Kurow during the Great Depression, Nordmeyer became interested in the welfare of workers involved in the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Waitaki River. He became increasingly politically active as a result witnessing both the working conditions of the labourers and the poor living conditions of the unemployed men and their families who were attracted to the area by the promise of work. At Kurow, Nordmeyer, along with local doctor and future Labour MP Gervan McMillan and school headmaster Andrew Davidson developed ideas of how to apply Christian ethics to politics to solve the miseries of unemployment, poverty and illness – ideas that were later implemented by the First Labour Government of New Zealand. It was also in Kurow that Nordmeyer met his future wife, Frances Kernahan whom he married in 1931.
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