Phil Holloway
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The Honourable Phil Holloway CMG |
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| Minister of Industries and Commerce | |
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In office 1957–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Eric Halstead |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Heretaunga |
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In office 1954 – 1960 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Ron Bailey |
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| Born | 22 March 1917 Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 May 2003 New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relations |
Liddy Holloway (daughter) Joel Tobeck (grandson) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank |
.svg){kind=small} Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 26th Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Philip North Holloway, CMG (22 March 1917 – 28 May 2003), was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Holloway was born in Hokitika in 1917, and received his secondary education at Waitaki Boys' High School. He attended the University of Otago, but did not finish his degree because he went overseas. He was a door-to-door salesmen for vacuum cleaners in England before undertaking more study at Boston University.
When WWII broke out, Holloway returned to New Zealand to join the army. He was a second lieutenant with the 26th Battalion, and saw service in North Africa and Italy.
After the war, he stood in the 1946 election in the Manawatu electorate, but was defeated by the incumbent, Matthew Oram of the National Party. In the 1951 election, he unsuccessfully stood in the Otaki electorate.
He represented the Heretaunga electorate from 1954 to 1960, when he retired. He was Minister of Industries and Commerce from 1957 to 1960 in the Second Labour Government. In that role, he was involved in the negotiations with Australia and eventually led to the free trade agreement. In Truth (NZ) Ltd v Holloway, he sued the tabloid newspaper New Zealand Truth for libel and, after a court case that lasted 14 months, he was awarded £11,000 in damages.
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