Blair Tennent

Blair Tennent
Blair Tennent in 1954
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Palmerston North
In office
1949–1954
Preceded byOrmond Wilson
Succeeded byPhilip Skoglund
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Manawatu
In office
1957–1966
Preceded byMatthew Oram
Succeeded byLes Gandar
27th Minister of Education
In office
12 December 1960 – 20 December 1963
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byPhilip Skoglund
Succeeded byArthur Kinsella
20th Mayor of Palmerston North
In office
1956–1959
Preceded byGeoffrey Tremaine
Succeeded byGilbert Murray Rennie
Personal details
Born4 December 1898
Greymouth
Died1 May 1976(1976-05-01) (aged 77)
Political partyNational Party

William Blair Tennent CBE (4 December 1898 – 1 May 1976), known as Blair Tennent, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and a cabinet minister. In Palmerston North he was a dentist, and a local body politician.