Edward Luttrell Cullen
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The Honourable Edward Luttrell Cullen MM |
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| 18th Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 19 December 1946 – 13 December 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Keith Holyoake |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hawkes Bay |
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In office 1935 – 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Harker |
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| Born | 5 September 1895 Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Died | 18 February 1963 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Awards | Military Medal |
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| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Rank |
 Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Edward Luttrell Cullen MM (5 September 1895 – 18 February 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government.
Cullen was born in Havelock North, and educated at Nuhaka Native School and Napier Boys' High School. He farmed at Wairoa. He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman then Sergeant (No 12356) in World War I, and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
He represented the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1935 to 1946, having stood there unsuccessfully in 1931. In 1946 he won the Hastings electorate, but was unsuccessful in 1949.
He was Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing from 1947 to 1949.
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