Edwards, James Gladstone Biography 1991

EDWARDS, James Gladstone (Jim)
Justice of the Peace 1967; Former Member of Parliament
Born Sydney, Australia, 24 February 1927; arrived in NZ, 1927, son of Donald Edwin Edwards and Agnes Lambie (née Sinclair); married Alison Nordmeyer, daughter of Sir Arnold Henry and Frances Maria Nordmeyer, 1956; one son one daughter.
Education: Te Awa Primary School; Napier Intermediate; Napier Boys High School; Wellington Teachers Training College, Diploma of Teaching 1948; Victoria University, Bachelor of Arts 1950, Master of Arts 1951; AFNZIM 1975.
Teacher: Johnsonville Primary School 1949-1950, Woodville District High School 1951-1952; Law Clerk, Land and Deeds Registry, 1953-1954; Member of Parliament (Labour) Napier, 1954-1966; joined Labour Party 1949: Committee Member, Miramar Branch 1950, Secretary, Woodville Branch 1951-1952, Executive Member, Pahiatua LRC 1951-1952, Vice President, Napier Branch 1953-1954, Executive Member, Napier LRC 1953-1966, Member, National Executive 1956-1957; Staff Relations Manager, Unilever NZ Limited, 1966-1971; Management Consultant, R D Greenwood & Associates, 1971-1974; Management Consultant, Senior Principal, Hay Management Consultants, 1975-1989 (retired); Wellington C of C Education Committee: Member 1968-1982, Deputy Convenor 1974-1978, Convenor 1978-1982; Member, Associated Cs of C Education Committee, 1967-1982; Member, Education Department committee on salary rights for administration staff in secondary schools, polytechnics and working parties on grading, free textbooks; member other education committees; Member: Hawke’s Bay Catchment Board 1956-1959, Hawke’s Bay Centennial Council 1958-1960; Executive Hawkes Bay University Trust 1961-1967; Member 1968-1976, Chairman 1974-1975, Executive Association of Superannuation Funds of NZ.  Member 1957-1967, Chairman 1964-1967, Napier High School Board of Governors; Member 1969-1982, Chairman 1975-1982, Wellington East Girls College Board of Governors; Member 1971-1982, Chairman 1973-1982, Wellington Secondary School Ccoucil; Member, Wellington College Board of Governors 1975-1981; Member, Wellington Polytechnic Council, 1977-1982; Member, National Executive 1965-1967, President 1975-1977, NZ Secondary Schools Council; Member, Erskine College Board of Governors, 1982-1985.
Recreations: gardening.
Address: 7 Jeep Road, Raumati South, Kapiti.