Eric Halstead | |
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| 20th Minister of Industries and Commerce | |
| In office 23 March 1956 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Dean Eyre |
| Succeeded by | Phil Holloway |
| 5th Minister for Social Security | |
| In office 26 November 1954 – 23 March 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland |
| Preceded by | William Bodkin |
| Succeeded by | Dean Eyre |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tamaki | |
| In office 30 November 1949 – 30 November 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Bob Tizard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1912 Mangaweka, New Zealand |
| Died | 18 June 1991 (aged 79) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
Millicent Joan Stewart
(m. 1940) |
| Alma mater | Auckland University |
Eric Henry Halstead CBE ED (26 May 1912 – 18 June 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat.