Martyn Finlay | |
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![]() Finlay in 1968 | |
23rd Attorney-General | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Roy Jack |
Succeeded by | Peter Wilkinson |
36th Minister of Justice | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Roy Jack |
Succeeded by | David Thomson |
8th Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services | |
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Peter Gordon |
Succeeded by | Colin McLachlan |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Henderson Waitakere (1963–1969) | |
In office 30 November 1963 – 25 November 1978 | |
Preceded by | Rex Mason |
Succeeded by | Ralph Maxwell |
19th President of the Labour Party | |
In office 8 June 1960 – 12 May 1964 | |
Vice President | Jim Bateman |
Preceded by | Mick Moohan |
Succeeded by | Norman Kirk |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for North Shore | |
In office 30 November 1949 – 1 September 1951 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Dean Eyre |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1912 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Died | 20 January 1999 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 87)
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Zelda May Finlay |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Profession | Lawyer |
Allan "Martyn" Finlay QC (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter where he reformed the country's justice system.