Ernest Corbett
| The Honourable Ernest Corbett | |
|---|---|
| 27th Minister of Māori Affairs | |
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In office 13 December 1949 – 26 September 1957 | |
| Prime Minister |
Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Peter Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Keith Holyoake |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Egmont | |
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In office 1943 – 26 September 1957 | |
| Succeeded by | William Sheat |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 May 1898 Okato, Taranaki |
| Died |
15 June 1968 (aged 70) New Plymouth, Taranaki |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Eileen Sharp (m. 1923) |
| Children | Two sons |
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Egmont | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Egmont | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Egmont | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Egmont | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Egmont | National | |
Ernest Bowyer Corbett (7 May 1898 – 15 June 1968) was a New Zealand National Party politician.
He held the Egmont electorate from 1943 to 1957.[1] He was Minister of Māori Affairs, Minister of Lands and Minister of Forests in the First National Government.[2] As Māori Affairs Minister he worked closely with Māori statesman Apirana Ngata, and spent much of his time implementing "Ngata’s policies".[3]
Corbett fell ill and, according to Wilson (1985), retired at the end of the parliamentary term on 29 October 1957,[1] or, according to his biographer, in September 1957,[3] shortly before his government's defeat. He died on 15 June 1968.[3]
In April 2010 it was alleged by Muru Walters that in 1956 Corbett told the Māori All Blacks to deliberately lose to the Springboks "for the future of rugby" however several other players in the team contradict Walters accusation and state Corbett never asked them to deliberately throw the game. The Māori team lost 37–0. This was followed by Walters calling for the government to apologise for the way it treated Māori rugby players.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 190.
- ↑ Wilson 1985.
- 1 2 3 Butterworth, Graham. "Corbett, Ernest Bowyer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ "Rugby: Maori told to throw match against Boks". The New Zealand Herald. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Wilkinson |
Member of Parliament for Egmont 1943–1957 |
Succeeded by William Sheat |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Peter Fraser |
Minister of Māori Affairs 1949–1957 |
Succeeded by Keith Holyoake |