Murray Rose (politician)

John Murray Rose QSM (born 14 December 1939) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1969–1972	36th	Otago Central		National

He was born in Dunedin in 1939. He received his education from Waitahuna Primary and John McGlashan College. Afterwards, he was a farmer in Waitahuna in the Clutha District, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Lawrence. He held roles with Federated Farmers, the Presbyterian Church, Lions Clubs International, and the Lawrence Club.^[1][2]

Rose married Christine Mary Fulton, the daughter of Bruce I. Fulton, on 22 October 1966. They had three daughters.^[1]

He won the Otago Central electorate in 1969 after the retirement of John Hannibal George, but was defeated by Labour's Ian Quigley in 1972.^[3]

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rose was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.^[4] In 1999, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.^[5] He published his autobiography, More Than Meets the Eye, in 2010, with a reviewer commenting that the "political material is particularly interesting".^[5][6]

Bibliography

• Rose, J. Murray (2010). More Than Meets the Eye. Lawrence, New Zealand: self-published. ISBN 9780473183479.

References

1. Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 236.
2. Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 339. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 231. OCLC 154283103.
4. London Gazette (supplement), No. 53697, 10 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
5. McLean, Elspeth (29 October 2011). "Parkinson's not the worst". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
6. Murphy, Janice (17 December 2011). "Parkinson's not the worst". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.