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Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer

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Born:
1901, Dunedin, New Zealand
Died:
February 2, 1989, Wellington (aged 88)
Political Affiliation:
New Zealand Labour Party
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Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer (born 1901, Dunedin, New Zealand—died February 2, 1989, Wellington) was a New Zealand politician, an influential figure in the New Zealand Labour Party for more than 30 years. Nordmeyer graduated from the University of Otago and served as a Presbyterian minister from 1925 until he entered the New Zealand Parliament in 1935. He helped draft the Social Security Act of 1938, which formed the basis for the nation’s welfare system, and he then headed several ministries, including Health (1941–47) and Industries and Commerce (1947–49). He lost his reelection bid in 1949, but two years later he ...(100 of 181 words)

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