Donald Norman McKay
Sir Donald Norman McKay KCMG (28 November 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was Minister of Health and Minister of Social Security in the Second National Government.
Biography
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Marsden | National | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Marsden | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Marsden | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Marsden | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Marsden | National | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Marsden | National | |
McKay was born in 1908 in Waipu. He received his education from Whangarei Boys' High School and the University of Auckland. He became a farmer in Waipu.[1]
He represented the Marsden electorate in the Northland region from 1954, and he retired in 1972.[2] He was Minister of Health and Minister of Social Security in the Second National Government from 1962 to 1972 under Keith Holyoake.[3]
McKay was knighted in 1978[2] and died in 1988.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health 1962–1972 |
Succeeded by Lance Adams-Schneider |
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- ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 329.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson 1985, p. 215.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 90.
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