David Spence Thomson
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The Right Honourable David Spence Thomson CMG, MC, ED |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 1966–1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Dean Jack Eyre |
| Succeeded by | Allan McCready |
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In office 1980–1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Rob Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Frank Gill |
| Succeeded by | Frank O'Flynn |
| Minister of Tourism | |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Rob Muldoon |
| Succeeded by | Bert Walker |
| Minister of Police | |
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In office 1969–1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Percy Benjamin Allen |
| Minister of Labour | |
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Assumed office 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Watt |
| Minister of Immigration | |
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Assumed office 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Jack Marshall |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Fraser Colman |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 1975–1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Rob Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Martyn Finlay |
| Succeeded by | Jim McLay |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Stratford |
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In office 1963–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Murray |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Taranaki |
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In office 1978–1984 |
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| Preceded by | In abeyance (last held by Charles Bellringer) |
| Succeeded by | Roger Maxwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 November 1915 Stratford |
| Died | 25 October 1999 (aged 83) |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | June Grace (née Adams) |
| Children | Four |
| Profession | Dairy farmer |
David Spence Thomson, CMG, MC, ED, PC (14 November 1915 – 25 October 1999), was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Thomson was born in Stratford, the son of former Stratford mayor Percy Thomson. He was a dairy farmer.
He served in the Army in the Middle East in World War II and was a Prisoner of War in 1942. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in 1942. He married June Grace (née Adams) in April 1942. They had one son and three daughters.
In the post war years he was chairman of the Federated Farmers.
He represented the Stratford electorate from 1963 to 1978, and then the Taranaki electorate from 1978 to 1984, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, holding the positions of Minister of Defence,Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour, Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Tourism.
In the 1993 New Year Honours, Thomson was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.
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