Warren Freer

Warren Freer
Freer in 1947
2nd Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byBrian Talboys
Succeeded byLance Adams-Schneider
1st Minister of Energy Resources
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Succeeded byEric Holland
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Mount Albert
In office
24 September 1947 – 28 November 1981
Preceded byArthur Shapton Richards
Succeeded byHelen Clark
Personal details
Born
Warren Wilfred Freer

(1920-12-27)27 December 1920
Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand
Died29 March 2013(2013-03-29) (aged 92)
Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabour Party
Children2

Warren Wilfred Freer QSO (27 December 1920 – 29 March 2013) was a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party. He represented the Mount Albert electorate from 1947 to 1981. He is internationally known as the first Western politician to ever visit the People's Republic of China after its creation in 1949.