Sir Douglas Julian Carter (5 August 1908 – 7 November 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Carter was born at Foxton in 1908, the son of Walter S. Carter. He received his education from

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and

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s. Afterwards, he was a farmer and active in various farming organisations. He was chairman of the New Zealand Pig Producers council, and was with the New Zealand Sharemilkers Employers Association, the Waikato Province Dairy Section of

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, and was on the Waikato Primary Producers council. In 1936, Carter married Mavis Rose Miles. Carter represented the electorate from to 1975, when he retired. He was Minister of Agriculture under

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(1969–1972) and then

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(1972), followed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (New Zealand) (1972). He was Postmaster-General from 1969 to 1972.Obituary Hon. Sir Douglas Carter; A.W. Begg
''New Zealand Hansard''; retrieved 11 February 2013. He retired from Parliament in 1975 and was succeeded by

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. From 1976 to 1979, Carter was the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. In the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, Carter was appointed a

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, for public services.

Last years and death

The Carters lived in

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. Douglas Carter died in

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on 7 November 1988, aged 80, and was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery.

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1908 births 1988 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand High Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Foxton, New Zealand New Zealand farmers Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 20th-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand politicians awarded knighthoods Burials at Hamilton Park Cemetery {{NZNational-politician-stub

Biography

Last years and death

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