Noel Scott

Noel Scott QSO (15 December 1929 – 25 February 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1984–1987 41st Tongariro Labour
1987–1990 42nd Tongariro Labour

Before entering politics, Scott was the foundation principal of Makoura College in Masterton.[1] Scott unsuccessfully contested the Tarawera electorate in 1981.[2] He represented the electorate of Tongariro in Parliament from 1984[3] to 1990, when he was defeated by Ian Peters, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.

Scott served as a Minister at the close of the Fourth Labour Government in a number of roles including as Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister of Education.[4]

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Scott was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[5]

Scott died on 25 February 2018 at the age of 88.[6]

gollark: This is just an example of "you sometimes need a quantity of something which falls in some interval", not a general proof.
gollark: That seems like just "it's bad because it's something you don't consent to" and also "it's unpleasant", which is I think what we said.
gollark: The dictionary will probably define it recursively or in a somewhat unsatisfying way.
gollark: No idea, hard to define rigorously.
gollark: There, easy to do somewhat.

References
  1. Farmer, Don (22 August 2008). "First student board rep hopes Makoura stays". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. ?. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. "Davies, Sonja Margaret Loveday: Labour Party Colleagues, 1990". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. "Noel SCOTT Death Notice". The Dominion Post. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Peter Tapsell		 Minister for Sport and Recreation
1990		 Succeeded by
John Banks
New Zealand Parliament
New constituency Member of Parliament for Tongariro
1984–1990		 Succeeded by
Ian Peters


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