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Michael John Minogue

Mike Minogue
QSO
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton West
In office
1975 – 1984
Preceded by Dorothy Jelicich
Succeeded by Trevor Mallard
26th Mayor of Hamilton
In office
October 1968 – May 1976
Preceded by Denis Rogers
Succeeded by Bruce Beetham
Personal details
Born (1923-10-20)20 October 1923
Died 27 November 2008(2008-11-27) (aged 85)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Political party National
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party and Alliance

Michael John "Mike" Minogue, QSO (20 October 1923 – 27 November 2008), was a National Party politician, lawyer and mayor.

Minogue was born on 20 October 1923. He attended Timaru Boys' High School, St. Patrick's College Silverstream, and Victoria University.

He was Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1968 to 1976, when he resigned to become a Member of Parliament. He strongly opposed many of the policies of his own party's leader, Robert Muldoon.

He represented the Hamilton West electorate until the 1984 election, when he lost to Labour Party challenger Trevor Mallard.

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Minogue was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.

Minogue died on 27 November 2008 at Braemar Hospital, Hamilton, aged 85. He was survived by three children. His wife had predeceased him 19 years prior.



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