Les Hunter (1972–77) Jeremy Dwyer (1977–81) Gary Knapp (1981–85)
Preceded by
John O'Brien
Succeeded by
Neil Morrison
27th Mayor of Hamilton
In office 12 May 1976 – 8 October 1977
Deputy
Derek Heather
Preceded by
Mike Minogue
Succeeded by
Ross Jansen
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rangitikei
In office 18 February 1978 – 14 July 1984
Preceded by
Sir Roy Jack
Succeeded by
Denis Marshall
Personal details
Born
(1936-02-16)16 February 1936 New Plymouth, New Zealand
Died
3 May 1997(1997-05-03) (aged 61) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealander
Political party
Social Credit
Spouses
Raewyn Natalee Mitchell
(m. 1965; div. 1980)
Beverley May Clark
(m. 1980)
Children
4
Profession
Teacher
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Bruce Craig BeethamQSO (16 February 1936 – 3 May 1997) was an academic and politician from New Zealand, whose career spanned the 1970s and early 1980s.
A lecturer at Hamilton's University of Waikato and at the Hamilton Teachers' Training College, he was elected leader of the Social Credit Political League (which he had joined in 1969) in 1972, at a time when the party was in disarray and many were questioning its chances of survival. A brilliant organiser and an electrifying speaker,[1] Beetham succeeded in rebuilding the party, and by the late 1970s it was challenging the stranglehold on the two-party system of the long-dominant National and Labour parties.
Bruce Craig Beetham QSO (16 February 1936 – 3 May 1997) was an academic and politician from New Zealand, whose career spanned the 1970s and early 1980s...
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Parliament: BruceBeetham, leader of the Social Credit Party. Although other parties dismissed Social Credit's success as a fluke, Beetham predicted a...
West. The by-election was win by leader of the Social Credit Party, BruceBeetham, who had contested Rangitikei in 1975. Levine & Lodge 1976, p. ?. Coughlan...
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1988 1993 A splinter party of Democrat Party, founded by former leader BruceBeetham, believing the Democrats had abandoned Social Credit policies. It contested...
November 1972 – 24 December 1977† Preceded by Norman Shelton Succeeded by BruceBeetham Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimarino Patea (1954–1963)...
a majority of seats in parliament to National. Social Credit leader BruceBeetham said Holyoake as governor-general had "...a scrupulous impartiality...
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have problems on his return. On 26 August 1974, Social Credit leader BruceBeetham advised Kirk to take a couple of months off to recover , and the Prime...
Rangiora Jim Gerard 2,132 Chris Constable Rangitikei Denis Marshall 4,039 BruceBeetham Remuera Doug Graham 406 Judith Tizard Roskill Phil Goff 2,437 Bob Foulkes...
urging him to take time off; on 26 August Social Credit Party leader BruceBeetham advised him to take a couple of months off to recover. His final public...
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proceed with the tour was lost 48 votes to 36. The two Social Credit MPs, BruceBeetham and Gary Knapp, voted with the Government. Courtney, the "independent...
origins to the New Zealand Social Credit Party and one of its leaders, BruceBeetham, who hosted a Solomon Islands student in his home. That student, Solomon...
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