Aubrey Wilbert Begg was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, for Awarua in Southland.
10 Facts About Aubrey Begg
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Aubrey Begg was described as a "true son of Southland" who never gave up his independence.
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Parliamentary colleague Colin Moyle stated Aubrey Begg paid a price for his individualism and his lack of teamwork cost him the advancement that he could have had.
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Aubrey Begg first stood for the New Zealand House of Representatives in 1966 in the "true blue" electorate of Wallace against cabinet minister Brian Talboys.
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However Aubrey Begg in turn defeated Templeton by 700 votes at the 1972 election as part of Labour's landslide victory.
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Aubrey Begg held the seat for one term until he was defeated in 1975.
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Aubrey Begg quickly earned a reputation for speaking forthrightly on farming issues particularly in favour of meat producers.
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Aubrey Begg lost to Gerald O'Brien, placing third in the delegate ballot with 135 votes compared to O'Brien's 585 votes and 344 for Dorothy Jelicich.
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Aubrey Begg became a member of Labour's party executive and chairman of Labour's Agricultural Advisory Committee.
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Aubrey Begg died on 7 November 1988 in Invercargill, aged 59.