Henry May (New Zealand politician)

Henry May
20th Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byAllan Highet
Succeeded byAllan Highet
2nd Minister of Local Government
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byAllan Highet
Succeeded byAllan Highet
28h Minister of Civil Defence
In office
10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byTom McGuigan
Succeeded byAllan Highet
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
In office
7 July 1954 – 29 November 1975
Preceded byHarry Combs
Succeeded byBill Lambert
ConstituencyOnslow (1954–63)
Porirua (1963–69)
Western Hutt (1969–75)
Personal details
Born
Henry Leonard James May

13 April 1912
Petone, New Zealand
Died22 April 1995 (1995-04-23) (aged 83)
Waikanae, New Zealand
Political partyLabour Party
Spouses
Annie McNeill
(m. 1940; died 1967)
Doreen Langton
(m. 1970)
Children4
ProfessionEngineer

Henry Leonard James May QSO (13 April 1912 – 22 April 1995)[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975.

  1. ^ "Henry May (1912–1995)". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 6 October 2010.