Michael Anysley (Mick) Connelly (1916 – 27 August 2003) was a New Zealand

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 politician

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 of the Labour Party

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, and a Cabinet

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 Minister from 1972 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government

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. He was Minister of Police, Minister of Customs, Minister of Works and Development (in 1975) and Minister of Statistics (in 1975).

He was the Member of Parliament for from the to , then from to , then from to , when he retired.

For some time, he was the president of the Association of Former Members of the Parliament of New Zealand. He died on 27 August 2003 aged 87, survived by his wife Margaret.

His father Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly (New Zealand)

Michael Connelly was a New Zealand trade unionist, politician of the Labour Party, and a member of the Legislative Council from 1936 to 1943, and from 1943 to 1950....

 was a trade unionist, Labour Party activist and member of the Legislative Council

New Zealand Legislative Council

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(upper house).