Fraser Colman

Fraser Colman
Colman, c. 1967
31st Minister of Works and Development
In office
26 July 1984 – 15 August 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byTony Friedlander
Succeeded byRichard Prebble
43rd Postmaster-General
In office
10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterBill Rowling
Preceded byRoger Douglas
Succeeded byHugh Templeton
37th Minister of Immigration
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byDavid Thomson
Succeeded byFrank Gill
30th Minister of Mines
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byLes Gandar
Succeeded byEric Holland
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Pencarrow
Petone (1967–1978)
In office
15 April 1967 – 15 August 1987
Preceded byMick Moohan
Succeeded bySonja Davies
Personal details
Born
Fraser MacDonald Colman

(1925-02-23)23 February 1925
Wellington, New Zealand
Died11 April 2008(2008-04-11) (aged 83)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Noeline Jean Allen
(m. 1958)
Children4

Fraser MacDonald Colman QSO PC (23 February 1925 – 11 April 2008) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He represented the electorates of Petone from 1967 to 1978, and then when Petone was renamed, Pencarrow from 1978 to 1987, when he retired. He was the cabinet minister chosen to represent New Zealand in 1973 on its warships during their protest against the nuclear weapons testing carried out by France.


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