Norman Douglas (politician)

Norman Douglas QSO
Douglas in 1969
21st President of the Labour Party
In office 11 May 1966 – 5 May 1970
Vice President	Henry May Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Norman Kirk
Succeeded by	Bill Rowling
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central
In office 12 December 1960 – 29 November 1975
Preceded by	Bill Anderton
Succeeded by	Richard Prebble
Personal details
Born	(1910-03-15)15 March 1910 Hikurangi, New Zealand
Died	26 August 1985(1985-08-26) (aged 75) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour (1932-40; 1952-85)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Labour (1940-43)
Spouse	Dorothy Jennie Anderton
Children	4 (including Roger and Malcolm Douglas)

Norman Vazey Douglas QSO (15 March 1910^[1] – 26 August 1985) was a New Zealand trade unionist and left-wing politician. He joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1932, but when John A. Lee was expelled from the party in 1940, Douglas followed to join the new Democratic Labour Party. He rejoined the Labour Party in 1952 and represented the Auckland Central electorate in Parliament from 1960 until his retirement in 1975, serving time on the Opposition front bench.