Martyn Finlay

Allan "Martyn" Finlay QC (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter where he reformed the country's justice system.

The Honourable
Martyn Finlay
QC
Finlay in 1968
23rd Attorney-General
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byRoy Jack
Succeeded byPeter Wilkinson
36th Minister of Justice
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byRoy Jack
Succeeded byDavid Thomson
8th Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services
In office
8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime MinisterNorman Kirk
Bill Rowling
Preceded byPeter Gordon
Succeeded byColin McLachlan
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Henderson
Waitakere (1963–1969)
In office
30 November 1963 – 25 November 1978
Preceded byRex Mason
Succeeded byRalph Maxwell
19th President of the Labour Party
In office
8 June 1960 – 12 May 1964
Vice PresidentJim Bateman
Preceded byMick Moohan
Succeeded byNorman Kirk
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for North Shore
In office
30 November 1949 – 1 September 1951
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byDean Eyre
Personal details
Born1 January 1912 (1912-01)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died20 January 1999 (1999-01-21) (aged 87)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseZelda May Finlay
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Otago
ProfessionLawyer
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