Michael Cox (New Zealand politician)
Michael Ernest Christopher Cox OBE (born 10 May 1939) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Manawatu | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Manawatu | National | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Manawatu | National | |
Cox was born in 1939 at Oxford, England. He was in the British Merchant Navy, and was a chief officer with the Union Steam Ship Company before becoming a chartered accountant in Palmerston North.[1]
He represented the Manawatu electorate in Parliament from 1978[2] to 1987, when he was defeated by David Robinson. From 1981 to 1985 he was Junior Whip for the party.[1]
In 1990, Cox was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[3] In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[4]
Notes
- Gustafson 1986, p. 306.
- Wilson 1985, p. 191.
- Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 109. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Allan McCready |
Member of Parliament for Manawatu 1978–1987 |
Succeeded by David Robinson |
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