Phil Amos

Phil Amos
Amos in 1968
31st Minister of Education
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byLorrie Pickering
Succeeded byLes Gandar
18th Minister of Island Affairs
In office
8 December 1972 – 10 September 1974
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byDuncan MacIntyre
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Manurewa
In office
30 November 1963 – 29 November 1975
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byMerv Wellington
Personal details
Born
Phillip Albert Amos

(1925-09-04)4 September 1925
Wanganui, New Zealand
Died8 June 2007(2007-06-08) (aged 81)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
RelationsJill Amos (1st wife) Odilia Amos nee Mmanda (2nd wife)
Children4
ProfessionTeacher, politician

Phillip Albert Amos QSO (4 September 1925 – 8 June 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was of Māori (Kāi Tahu) and Pākehā descent.