Hugh Templeton Wiki

[edit] Early life and family Templeton was born in Southland. He was educated at the University of Otago, and then as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford University. His brother, Malcolm, was a Foreign Service officer who represented New Zealand at the United Nations. His twin brother Ian is a veteran press gallery journalist and author. From 1954 to 1969 Hugh served with the New Zealand Department of External Affairs, first in London, and then in Wellington, before going as the last Deputy High Commissioner of Western Samoa to prepare specially for independence and then to New York to assist secure Samoa's post independence aid programmes, under Guy Powles. From 1965 - 1969 Hugh served in Wellington working on Asian and European and Defence affairs, before being elected to Parliament.

[edit] Member of Parliament Templeton was elected as MP for Awarua in Southland in 1969. However, he lost this seat in the 1972 election. From 1972 - 1975 he was executive assistant to the Leaders of the Opposition, Jack Marshall and then Robert Muldoon. Templeton was re-elected to Parliament in 1975 for the Wellington seat of Karori (later renamed Ohariu).

[edit] Cabinet minister Templeton was appointed to various positions in communications and economic portfolios during the Muldoon National Government of 1975 - 1984. Templeton was Minister of Revenue (1977 - 1982) and Minister for Trade and Industry (1981 - 1984) with responsibility for ANZCER (Australia - New Zealand Closer Economic Relations free trade agreement). Templeton also worked with the Prime Minister on stimulating New Zealand's onshore petroleum programme as part of Think Big. Templeton lost his seat with the election of the Fourth Labour Government in 1984, losing to Peter Dunne, then a member of the Labour Party.

[edit] Post parliamentary career

[edit] New Zealand Flag In 2004, Templeton supported the NZ Flag.com Trust campaign for a referendum to change New Zealand's flag

[1]. A petition for a referendum on the issue failed to gain enough signatures.

[edit] External links The Templetons

[edit] References ^ Hon. Hugh Templeton QSO. A flag to die for ... certainly to live for.

[edit] Further reading Templeton, Hugh, 'Algie, Ronald Macmillan 1888-1978'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008  Templeton, Hugh, 'Shand, Thomas Philip 1911-1969'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz>. Retrieved on 12 April 2008  Templeton, Hugh, 'Sullivan, William 1891-1967'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz>. Retrieved on 12 April 2008  Templeton, Hugh, 'Webb, Thomas Clifton 1889-1962'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz>. Retrieved on 12 April 2008  All Honourable Men Auckland University Press ISBN 0340 61816 7 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Templeton" Categories: Companions of the Queen's Service Order | Living people | 1929 births | New Zealand National Party MPs | People from Invercargill | University of Otago alumni | Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand | New Zealand diplomats | New Zealand Rhodes scholars | Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford