Mick Connelly

Mick Connelly
Connelly in 1969
27th Minister of Works
In office
13 March 1975 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byHugh Watt
Succeeded byBill Young
12th Minister of Statistics
In office
10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byBill Rowling
Succeeded byPeter Wilkinson
21st Minister of Police
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byPercy Allen
Succeeded byAllan McCready
44th Minister of Customs
In office
8 December 1972 – 13 March 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byGeorge Gair
Succeeded byRoger Douglas
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
In office
27 October 1956 – 14 July 1984
Preceded byAngus McLagan
Succeeded byMargaret Austin
ConstituencyRiccarton (1956–1969)
Wigram (1969–1978)
Yaldhurst (1978–1984)
Personal details
Born21 February 1916
Wellington, New Zealand
Died27 August 2003
Christchurch, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseMargaret Kennedy
RelationsMichael Connelly (father)
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Otago
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Michael Aynsley Connelly CMG QSO (21 February 1916 – 27 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a Cabinet Minister from 1972 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government.