Bill Veitch

Bill Veitch
11th Minister of Railways
In office
28 May 1930 – 22 September 1931
Prime MinisterGeorge Forbes
Preceded byWilliam Taverner
Succeeded byGeorge Forbes
1st Minister of Transport
In office
10 December 1928 – 22 September 1931
Prime MinisterSir Joseph Ward
George Forbes
Succeeded byWilliam Taverner
17th Minister of Labour
In office
10 December 1928 – 28 May 1930
Prime MinisterSir Joseph Ward
Preceded byRobert Wright
Succeeded bySydney Smith
11th Minister of Mines
In office
10 December 1928 – 28 May 1930
Prime MinisterSir Joseph Ward
Preceded byGordon Coates
Succeeded byAlfred Murdoch
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wanganui
In office
19 December 1911 – 27 November 1935
Preceded byJames Thomas Hogan
Succeeded byJoe Cotterill
Personal details
Born
William Andrew Veitch

(1870-05-25)25 May 1870
Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Died1 January 1961(1961-01-01) (aged 90)
Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Political partyUnited Labour (1912–16)
Liberal (1922–28)
United (1928–35)
Democrat (1935)
National (1943)
Spouses
Emma Gurr
(m. 1896; died 1944)
Ann Davidson
(m. 1951; died 1959)

William Andrew Veitch (25 May 1870 – 1 January 1961) was a New Zealand politician. He began his career in the labour movement, but became a strong opponent of more militant socialism, and rejected the radical views held by many of his colleagues.