Freer, Honourable Warren Wilfred Biography 1991
FREER, Hon Warren Wilfred
QSO 1987, Justice of the Peace 1983
Former Minister of the Crown
Born Auckland, 27 December 1920, son of Charles Freer and May Beatrice (née Marks); married Sylvia Prudence Squire, daughter of Mr and Mrs H T Squire, 1941.
Education: Royal Oak Primary School; Auckland Grammar School.
Second World War, 12th Brigade, HQ Staff 1940-1943 (A/Sgt). Journalist: Northern Advocate (Whangarei) 1937, 1939-1940, Hawke’s Bay Daily Mail (Napier) 1938; studied accountancy while in Army; Secretary, W Hunt & Son Limited, Auckland, 1943-1946; Labour Party Candidate, Eden, 1946; MP (Labour) Mt Albert, 1947-1981 (retired); Minister of Trade and Industry, 1972-1975; Minister of Energy Resources, 1972-1975; Chairman: Trade Opportunities Limited, Auckland, Sea Hatcheries Limited, Auckland; Director: Contra Shear Holdings Limited, Auckland, Entre Corporation Limited, Auckland, Petrocorp 1985-1988. President, Motherhood of Man Movement, 1951-1959.
Sports: Auckland Rep, Junior 880 yards NZ Athletic Champs, Napier, 1936.
Recreations: gardening, reading, music.
Address: 12 Godwit Place, Lynfield, Auckland.
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New Zealand Who’s Who 12th edition 1991
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