Leo Charles Schultz (17 October 1914 – 9 June 1996) was a New Zealand farmer and a politician of the
National Party.
Biography
Schultz was born in 1914 in
Hāwera
Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...
. He received his education at
Ngatea District High School, and afterwards became a dairy and sheep farmer.
In 1940, he married Evelyn Anne Bridgeman, the daughter of E. Bridgeman. They had two sons and two daughters.
He joined the National Party in 1938 and was chairman of the executive in the Hauraki electorate (1958–1969). He served on local government for 23 years before his parliamentary career.
He represented the electorate of
Hauraki
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History
The traditional name for the western coastline in Hauraki wa ...
in Parliament from to 1972,
Coromandel
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*Coromandel Coast, India
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New Zealand
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from to 1978 and then
Hauraki
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History
The traditional name for the western coastline in Hauraki wa ...
again from to 1981, when he retired.
In the
1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Schultz was awarded the
Queen's Service Medal
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for public services.
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1914 births
1996 deaths
New Zealand National Party MPs
People from Hāwera
New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
Recipients of the Queen's Service Medal
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
20th-century New Zealand politicians
New Zealand justices of the peace
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