Leslie Munro

Sir
Leslie Munro
Munro, c. 1957
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton West
In office
19691972
Succeeded byDorothy Jelicich
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waipa
In office
19631969
Preceded byHallyburton Johnstone
14th President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
17 September 1957 – 16 September 1958
Preceded byWan Waithayakon
Succeeded byCharles Habib Malik
3rd Minister from New Zealand in the United States
In office
1952–1958
Preceded bySir Carl Berendsen
Succeeded byLloyd White (as Chargé d'Affaires)
Personal details
Born
Leslie Knox Munro

(1901-02-26)26 February 1901
Auckland, New Zealand
Died13 February 1974(1974-02-13) (aged 72)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Political partyNational
Spouse(s)Christine Priestley (m. 1927)
Muriel Sturt (m. 1931)

Sir Leslie Knox Munro KCMG KCVO (26 February 1901 – 13 February 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician.