Sir Charles Bennett | |
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23rd President of the Labour Party | |
In office 8 May 1973 – 11 May 1976 | |
Vice President | Eddie Isbey Gerald O'Brien |
Preceded by | Bill Rowling |
Succeeded by | Arthur Faulkner |
2nd High Commissioner to Malaya | |
In office 30 January 1959 – 21 May 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Walter Nash Keith Holyoake |
Preceded by | Foss Shanahan |
Succeeded by | Hunter Wade |
Personal details | |
Born | Rotorua, New Zealand | 27 July 1913
Died | 26 November 1998 Tauranga, New Zealand | (aged 85)
Political party | Labour |
Relatives | Frederick Bennett (father) Manuhuia Bennett (brother) |
Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
Sir Charles Moihi Te Arawaka Bennett DSO PMN (27 July 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a New Zealand broadcaster, military leader, public servant, and high commissioner to the Federation of Malaya (1959–1963). Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Pikiao and Ngati Whakaue iwi.