Bernard Martin

The Honourable Bernard Martin MLC
17th Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office 1948–1950
Preceded by	Mark Fagan
Succeeded by	Thomas Otto Bishop
Personal details
Born	1882
Died	June 1956
Political party	Labour Party

Bernard Martin MLC (1882 – June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and one of the party's pioneers.

Martin was born in England. He migrated to New Zealand in 1900, and was a member of the first Executive of the Labour Party in 1916. From Auckland, he was on the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.

Martin was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council in 1936 and served for two terms until 8 March 1950. He was Chairman of Committees from 1939 to 1948, when he was promoted to Speaker from 1948 to the end of his tenure.

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