Kinsella, Honourable Arthur Ellis Biography 1971

KINSELLA, Honourable Arthur Ellis
Business consultant, Box 37-002, Auckland
Born: Waikino, Ohinemuri County, 15 January 1918, son of JM Kinsella; married 1942 Thelma De Andrad, daughter of Mrs Nicholson; 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education: Waihi District High School, AU [Auckland University]; MA [Master of Arts]
Representative Auckland University 1937-38 athletics; captain athletics Auckland Teachers’ College 1938; management committee Paeroa Rugby Union 3 years; executive Hawke’s Bay centre RLSS [Royal Life Saving Society] 1943-44
Schoolmaster until 1954; taught Ponsonby, Putere, Napier, Argyll, Tolaga Bay District High School, Paeroa College; executive Hauraki National Party 1950-55; executive South Auckland division National Party 1952-55; publicity committee South Auckland National Party 1952-55; voluntary worker Paeroa Citizens Ambulance since inception; Waikato executive Kindred Clubs Association (orphans & Savages) 1954-55
War service: 7^th Field Engineers NZ Expeditionary Force, United Kingdom, Middle East, Greece
Elected member Hauraki 1954; appointed 1960 cabinet, executive council; Minister Broadcasting, in charge Rehabilitation, War Pensions, State Fire Insurance office, Earthquake & War Damage Fund; Postmaster-General 1961-63; Minister for Education 1963-69; retired from Parliament 1969; NZ delegate Colombo Plan Conference Rangoon 1967; NZ delegate and vice-president Unesco [United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation] Conference Paris 1968
Recreation: yachting, boating, golf, fishing