| Honorific prefix | The Honourable |
|---|---|
| Office 2 | 24th Minister of Defence |
| Term start 2 | 12 December 1975 |
| Term end 2 | 13 December 1978 |
| Predecessor 2 | Bill Fraser |
| Successor 2 | Frank Gill |
| Term start 3 | 9 February 1972 |
| Term end 3 | 8 December 1972 |
| Predecessor 3 | David Thomson |
| Successor 3 | Arthur Faulkner |
| Birth date | 1 September 1916 |
| Birth place | Kawakawa, New Zealand |
| Death date | 8 August 2003 |
| Party | National |
Allan McCready (1 September 1916 – 8 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
McCready was born in Kawakawa in 1916,[1] the son of Alexander McCready. He received his education at Kawakawa District High School. In 1942, McCready married Grace Lorraine Maher, the daughter of Jimmy Maher, later the MP for Otaki. They had one son and one daughter.[2] In World War II he served in the New Zealand Army for 3½ years.[2]
He worked for the Post Office Department for ten years. He was then the director of the Wellington Dairy Farmers Co-op, and then director of the Hutt Valley Milk Treatment Corporation, the Featherston Co-op, and finally the Dairy Company Limited. He was vice-president of the Wellington and Hutt Valley A & P Association.[2]
He stood unsuccessfully for the Heretaunga electorate in and .[3] When his father-in-law retired from the Otaki electorate at the , McCready succeeded him.[4] He represented the Otaki electorate until 1972, then the Manawatu electorate from to 1978, when he retired.[5]
He was a Cabinet Minister in the Second and Third National Government, including the position of Postmaster-General (1969–1972), Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1969–1972), Minister of Defence (1975–1978), and Minister of Police (1975–1978).[6]
In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, McCready was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[7] McCready died on 8 August 2003, aged 86.[8] He was survived by his wife and children.[4]
Notes
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 328.
- ^ Traue 1978, p. 176.
- ^ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- ^ "Former defence and police minister dies". The New Zealand Herald. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 214.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 90, 95.
- ^ No. 52953. 13 June 1992. p. 31.
- ^ "Obituaries — Hon Allan McCready". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Traue, James Edward (ed.) (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand. 11th ed. Wellington: Reed.
- Wilson, Jim (1985 [First ed. published 1913]). New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984. 4th ed. Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103
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