Sidney Holland

Sir Sidney George Holland ( born October 18, 1893 in Greendale, † August 5, 1961 in Wellington ) was a New Zealand politician and December 13, 1949 to September 20, 1957 Prime Minister of New Zealand. Holland was one of the most important politicians of New Zealand. He was 22 years Member of Parliament, including 17 years as chairman of the party and nearly 8 years Premier. However, his main merit is the founding and establishment of the New Zealand National Party, which dominated New Zealand politics for most of the second half of the 20th century.

Early life

Holland was born in Greendale in the New Zealand region of Canterbury as one of eight children in the family. His father, a farmer and merchant, in 1912 Mayor of Christchurch. Holland was a good athlete and sports official. He represented the Canterbury region in hockey at provincial and national level. After retirement from active play operation, he was manager of the New Zealand team on its tour of Australia in 1932, he was also a well-known hockey referee. He founded together with a brother a company for the production of spray pumps in Christchurch ..

Political career

Holland came from a politically active family, his father was Henry Holland 1912-1919 Mayor of Christchurch. Sidney Holland was elected in the 1935 elections to the seat previously held by his father, the electoral district Christchurch North as a deputy to parliament. His father did not compete again because of health problems. 1940 was the chairman of the National Party and was nearly ten years leader of the parliamentary opposition to National won the election of 1949.

He was from 1935 to 1946 MP for the constituency Christchurch North, then to 1957 for the electoral district of Fendalton.

Prime minister

On December 13, 1949 Peter Fraser took over from Holland as Prime Minister. The guided by him first government of the National Party led by economic reforms, and abolished many state control instruments. 1951 signed his government with Australia and the U.S., the ANZUS military alliance. The government abolished in 1950 by a constitutional amendment the Legislative Council, the upper house of the New Zealand Parliament, for reasons from lack of efficiency. Since then, New Zealand has a unicameral parliament.

In 1951, Holland caused a controversy. He described the concerns of the 1951 striking dock workers and miners as "industrial anarchy " and ordered the army to unload the ships in the main ports. He initiated in 1951 early elections, the National won with a seating profit.

Resignation and later life

After he had health problems for some time, he resigned on September 20, 1957 back as Prime Minister and was replaced by his deputy Keith Holyoake. He received the resignation as Premier, as usual, the title of Knights. In the elections of 1957, he did not run again for Parliament. He died after enduring health problems in 1961 in a hospital in Wellington.

His son Eric Holland was a member of parliament from National for Fendalton and Riccarton ( 1967-81 ) and was a cabinet minister from 1975 to 1978.

Honors

GCMG
Order of the Companions of Honour

Swell

Gustafson, B.: The first 50 years. Auckland, 1986
Obit. Evening Post. August 5, 1961: 18
JO Wilson: Holland, Sir Sidney George What: An encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ed. A. H. McLintock. Wellington, 1966

Prime Minister (New Zealand)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Carrier of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Born in 1893
Died in 1961
Man

Canterbury (Region) Peter Fraser (New Zealand politician) New Zealand Legislative Council William Fox (politician) Edward Stafford (politician) George Marsden Waterhouse Francis Bell (New Zealand politician) Michael Joseph Savage Geoffrey Palmer (politician) Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)

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