Ronald Algie
Sir Ronald Macmillan Algie (22 October 1888 – 23 July 1978) was a New Zealand politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for six years in the 1960s. He described himself as "a Tory in the old tradition".
Sir Ronald Algie | |
|---|---|
| 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 June 1961 – 26 November 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Robert Macfarlane |
| Succeeded by | Roy Jack |
| 9th Minister for Science and Industrial Research | |
| In office 19 September 1951 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Clifton Webb |
| Succeeded by | Phil Holloway |
| 6th Minister of Broadcasting | |
| In office 19 September 1951 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Frederick Doidge |
| Succeeded by | Ray Boord |
| 25th Minister of Education | |
| In office 13 December 1949 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Terry McCombs |
| Succeeded by | Philip Skoglund |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Remuera | |
| In office 25 September 1943 – 26 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Endean |
| Succeeded by | Allan Highet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Macmillan Algie 22 October 1888 Wyndham, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 July 1978 (aged 89) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
Helen Adair McMaster
(m. 1917; died 1944) |
| Profession | Professor |
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