Mike Minogue
QSO
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton West
In office
1975–1984
Preceded byDorothy Jelicich
Succeeded byTrevor Mallard
26th Mayor of Hamilton
In office
October 1968 – May 1976
Preceded byDenis Rogers
Succeeded byBruce Beetham
Personal details
Born(1923-10-20)20 October 1923
Died27 November 2008(2008-11-27) (aged 85)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Political partyNational
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Party and Alliance

Michael John Minogue QSO (20 October 1923 – 27 November 2008) was a New Zealand National Party politician, lawyer and mayor.

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1975–1978 38th Hamilton West National
1978–1981 39th Hamilton West National
1981–1984 40th Hamilton West National

Minogue was born on 20 October 1923. He attended Timaru Boys' High School, St. Patrick's College Silverstream, and Victoria University.[1]

He was Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1968 to 1976, when he resigned to become a Member of Parliament.[2] He was never on good terms with his own party leader, Robert Muldoon,[3] and strongly opposed many of his policies, particularly challenging him on the SIS Bill and cabinet's executive powers.[4] Muldoon then invited him to resign from the party which Minogue refused to do.[4][5]

He represented the Hamilton West electorate until the 1984 election, when he lost to Labour Party challenger Trevor Mallard.[6]

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Minogue was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[7]

Death

Minogue died on 27 November 2008 at Braemar Hospital, Hamilton, aged 85. He was survived by three children. His wife had predeceased him 19 years prior.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 333. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  2. 1 2 "Former National MP Mike Minogue dies". Waikato Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Rebel with political causes". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 Gufstafson, Barry (2000). His way : a biography of Robert Muldoon. Auckland: Auckland University Press. pp. 194–196. ISBN 1869402367.
  5. ↑ "MP made a real difference". Waikato Times. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  6. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 220. OCLC 154283103.
  7. ↑ "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.


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