Edward Luttrell Cullen
Encyclopedia
Edward Luttrell Cullen M.M. (c1895-1963) was a New Zealand
politician of the Labour Party
, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government
.
He represented the Hawkes Bay
electorate from 1935
to 1946
, and then the Hastings
electorate to 1949
, when he was defeated.
He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman in World War I
, and was awarded the Military Medal
for bravery.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
politician of the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government
First Labour Government of New Zealand
The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. It set the tone of New Zealand's economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic management, and high levels of state intervention...
.
He represented the Hawkes Bay
Hawkes Bay (New Zealand electorate)
Hawkes Bay was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand from 1881 to 1996.The electorate was represented by twelve Members of Parliament:-Election results:Key...
electorate from 1935
New Zealand general election, 1935
The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...
to 1946
New Zealand general election, 1946
The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections...
, and then the Hastings
Hastings (New Zealand electorate)
Hastings was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand from 1946 to 1996.The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament: Edward Luttrell Cullen 1946-49, Sydney Jones 1949-54, Edwin Keating 1954-60, Duncan MacIntyre 1960-72, Richard Mayson 1972-75, William...
electorate to 1949
New Zealand general election, 1949
The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 29th term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the opposition National Party...
, when he was defeated.
He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and was awarded the Military Medal
Military Medal
The Military Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land....
for bravery.