William Bodkin (New Zealand politician)
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| Intro | New Zealand politician | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 28 April 1883 | |
| Death | 15 June 1964 (aged 81 years) |
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Sir William Alexander Bodkin KCVO (28 April 1883 – 15 June 1964) was a New Zealand politician of the United Party, and from 1936, the National Party.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Otago Central | United | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Otago Central | United | |
| 1935–1936 | 25th | Otago Central | United | |
| 1936–1938 | Changed allegiance to: | National | ||
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Otago Central | National | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Otago Central | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Otago Central | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Otago Central | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Otago Central | National | |
Early life
Bodkin was born in Queenstown in 1883.
Political career
He represented the rural Otago electorate of Otago Central from 1928 to 1954, when he retired.
He was Chairman of Committees from 1930 to 1931. He was Minister of Civil Defence in the War Administration in 1942. In the Holland Ministry of the First National Government, he was Minister of Internal Affairs (1949–1954) and Minister of Social Security (1950–1954).
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1954.