Sir Leslie Munro | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West | |
In office 1969–1972 | |
Succeeded by | Dorothy Jelicich |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waipa | |
In office 1963–1969 | |
Preceded by | Hallyburton Johnstone |
14th President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
In office 17 September 1957 – 16 September 1958 | |
Preceded by | Wan Waithayakon |
Succeeded by | Charles Habib Malik |
3rd Minister from New Zealand in the United States | |
In office 1952–1958 | |
Preceded by | Sir Carl Berendsen |
Succeeded by | Lloyd White (as Chargé d'Affaires) |
Personal details | |
Born | Leslie Knox Munro 26 February 1901 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 13 February 1974 Hamilton, New Zealand | (aged 72)
Political party | National |
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.