Arthur Ellis Kinsella was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister.
10 Facts About Arthur Kinsella
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Arthur Kinsella was educated at Waihi District High School, Waihi School of Mines, University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland Teachers College; he graduated with MA and Diploma in Education.
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Arthur Kinsella was a farmer and teacher before becoming an MP.
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Arthur Kinsella was Minister of Broadcasting in the second National Government under Keith Holyoake, overseeing the introduction of Television to New Zealand.
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Arthur Kinsella was Postmaster-General, and was Minister of Education.
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Arthur Kinsella retired from Parliament in 1969 following a bad car crash.
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Arthur Kinsella faced a chronic shortage of telephones in New Zealand with a waiting list of 19,000 in the early 1960s.
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Arthur Kinsella lengthened the teacher training period from two years to three and attempted to reduce class sizes.
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In 1970 Arthur Kinsella was granted the right to retain the title of The Honourable for life.
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In 1971 Arthur Kinsella was elected to the Auckland City Council serving one term.