Bob Tizard
The Right Honourable Bob Tizard CNZM | |
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6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Bill Rowling |
Preceded by | Hugh Watt |
Succeeded by | Brian Talboys |
Member of Parliament | |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tamaki | |
In office 30 November 1957 – 30 November 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
Preceded by | Eric Halstead |
Succeeded by | Robert Muldoon |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otahuhu | |
In office 16 March 1963 – 30 November 1963 | |
Preceded by | James Deas |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished 1963 |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Pakuranga | |
In office 30 November 1963 – 25 November 1972 | |
Preceded by | Created 1963 |
Succeeded by | Gavin Downie |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otahuhu | |
In office 25 November 1972 – 14 July 1984 | |
Preceded by | Re-established 1972 |
Succeeded by | Seat Abolished 1984 |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Panmure | |
In office 14 July 1984 – 27 October 1990 | |
Preceded by | Seat Created 1984 |
Succeeded by | Judith Tizard |
Personal details | |
Born |
Robert James Tizard 7 June 1924 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died |
28 January 2016 91) Auckland, New Zealand | (aged
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) |
1. Catherine Anne Maclean (m. 1951; div. 1980) 2. Mary Nacey (div.) 3. Beryl Vignale (m. 1989) |
Children | Judith Tizard |
Military service | |
Service/branch | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Years of service | 1943–45 |
Rank | Flight Officer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert James "Bob" Tizard CNZM (7 June 1924 – 28 January 2016) was a Labour politician from New Zealand. He served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Health and Minister of Defence.
Early life and family
Born in Auckland on 7 June 1924, Tizard was the son of Jessie May Tizard (née Phillips) and Henry James Tizard.[1][2]
He was educated at Meadowbank School and Auckland Grammar School, and earned a university scholarship in 1940.[3] In March 1943 he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force. A navigator, he was commissioned as a pilot officer in February 1945,[3][4] and promoted to flying officer in August 1945.[5]
After the war, Tizard studied at Auckland University College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1948 and a Master of Arts in 1950.[6] His MA thesis was entitled Mr H.E. Holland's Blueprint for New Zealand and the World,[7] Harry Holland having been a previous leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.
While at university, Tizard met future wife Catherine Maclean, while he was president of the Auckland University Students Association. On their second date Tizard told Maclean he was "going into politics. And I'm going to marry you."[8] They married in 1951, and Tizard unsuccessfully ran for the Remuera electorate later that year at the general election and again at the 1954 general election.
He was finally successful at the 1957 election, winning in Tamaki, but was defeated three years later by Robert Muldoon. The couple moved to Avondale and started a family, with his wife having four children in six years starting at the age of 21 with Anne, followed by Linda, Judith and Nigel. They moved in 1957 to Glendowie in the Tamaki electorate. Tizard ran for and won the Pakuranga electorate at the general election in 1963. His wife then returned to University to complete her degree in Zoology,[8] and later began teaching at Auckland university. The couple divorced in 1980.[8]
Catherine Tizard was Mayor of Auckland from 1983–90 and Governor-General of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. He is the father of former Consumer Affairs minister Judith Tizard, who succeeded her father as the Member of Parliament for Panmure in 1990.
Tizard later married Mary Nacey, with whom he had a son, Joe. They subsequently divorced. He married Beryl Vignale of Canada in 1989. The couple had been engaged during World War II.[9]
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1957–1960 | 32nd | Tamaki | Labour | |
1963 | 33rd | Otahuhu | Labour | |
1963–1966 | 34th | Pakuranga | Labour | |
1966–1969 | 35th | Pakuranga | Labour | |
1969–1972 | 36th | Pakuranga | Labour | |
1972–1975 | 37th | Otahuhu | Labour | |
1975–1978 | 38th | Otahuhu | Labour | |
1978–1981 | 39th | Otahuhu | Labour | |
1981–1984 | 40th | Otahuhu | Labour | |
1984–1987 | 41st | Panmure | Labour | |
1987–1990 | 42nd | Panmure | Labour |
Tizard was the Member of Parliament for Tamaki from 1957 to 1960, when he was defeated by National's Robert Muldoon.[8] He returned to parliament in a 1963 by-election in the Otahuhu electorate, but in the 1963 general election was elected MP for Pakuranga. In 1972 he became MP for Otahuhu again. In 1984 he became MP for Panmure, until he retired in 1990.
Cabinet minister
Tizard was appointed as Minister of Health when the Kirk Labour Government was elected in 1972. Following the death of Kirk in 1974, he became Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Bill Rowling (who the caucus elected Prime Minister) in both roles. As Minister of Finance, Tizard's budget introduced a number of progressive measures, such as an expansion of spending on education which provided a standard bursary for all students in tertiary studies.[10] In the Lange Government he held the Defence portfolio as well as the Science and Technology portfolio.
Life after politics
In 2009, at the age of 85, Bob Tizard was asked to speak, as a historian, on aspects of World War II at a dinner held to honour Captain Jack Lyon, a New Zealand war hero and former Labour Party Member of Parliament. An mp3 recording of the 25 minute speech is available here.[11]
In 2007 Tizard announced his candidacy for the Auckland District Health Board.[12] He was elected to the board, at the age of 83.[13]
Death
Bob Tizard died in Auckland on 28 January 2016, aged 91.[14]
References
- ↑ International Biographical Centre (1989). Who's who in Australasia and the Far East. International Biographical Centre. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Births". Auckland Star. 9 June 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Untitled". Auckland Star. 27 February 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: T". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Mr H.E Holland's Blueprint for New Zealand and the World". Bob Tizard. 1949. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Catherine Tizard (2010). Cat Amongst the Pigeons, A Memoir. Random House. ISBN 978-1-86979-300-5.
- ↑ "NZ minister finally weds war-time sweetheart". Straits Times. Singapore. 29 September 1989. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ A Lifetime In Politics: The Memoirs Of Warren Freer by W. W. Freer
- ↑ "Jack Lyon – soldier, democrat, internationalist". Phil Twyford. Red Alert. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ Wayne Thompson (28 August 2007). "Tizard's fighting fit to campaign at 83". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ↑ Errol Kiong (15 October 2007). "Bob Tizard back in political leadership role at the age of 83". The New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "Former deputy Prime Minister Bob Tizard dies age 91". The New Zealand Herald. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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Preceded by Eric Halstead |
Member of Parliament for Tamaki 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Robert Muldoon |
Preceded by James Deas |
Member of Parliament for Otahuhu 1963 1972–1984 |
Vacant Constituency abolished, recreated in 1972 Title next held by himself |
Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1963 Title last held by himself |
Constituency abolished | |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Pakuranga 1963–1972 |
Succeeded by Gavin Downie |
Member of Parliament for Panmure 1984–1990 |
Succeeded by Judith Tizard | |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Lance Adams-Schneider |
Minister of Health 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Tom McGuigan |
Preceded by Hugh Watt |
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1974–1975 |
Succeeded by Brian Talboys |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Hugh Watt |
Deputy-Leader of the Labour Party 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by David Lange |