Noel Scott (15 December 1929 – 25 February 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Before entering politics, Scott was the foundation principal of

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. Scott unsuccessfully contested the electorate in . He represented the electorate of Tongariro in Parliament from 1984 to

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, when he was defeated by

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, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the

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. Scott served as a Minister at the close of the Fourth Labour Government in a number of roles including as

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and Associate Minister of Education. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Scott was appointed a

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for public services. Scott died on 25 February 2018 at the age of 88.

References

1929 births 2018 deaths New Zealand schoolteachers New Zealand Labour Party MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1981 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1990 New Zealand general election Companions of the Queen's Service Order {{NZLabour-politician-stub