New Zealand politician (1914–1996)
Leo Charles Schultz QSM JP (17 October 1914 – 9 June 1996) was a New Zealand farmer and a politician of the National Party.
Biography
Schultz was born in 1914 in Hāwera. He received his education at Ngatea District High School, and afterwards became a dairy and sheep farmer.[1] In 1940, he married Evelyn Anne Bridgeman, the daughter of E. Bridgeman. They had two sons and two daughters.[2]
He joined the National Party in 1938 and was chairman of the executive in the Hauraki electorate (1958–1969). He served on local government for 23 years before his parliamentary career.[1]
He represented the electorate of Hauraki in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, Coromandel from 1972 to 1978 and then Hauraki again from 1978 to 1981, when he retired.[3]
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Schultz was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[4]
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