1. James Alder Bateman was a New Zealand politician and educationalist.
18 Facts About Jim Bateman
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In 1949, Jim Bateman graduated from Victoria University College with a Master of Arts in philosophy and Diploma of Education.
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Jim Bateman was to later serve as founding Principal of the Central Institute of Technology from 1968 to 1985.
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Jim Bateman was elected president of the Technical Institutes Association in October 1974.
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Jim Bateman's father had been personal secretary to prominent Labour politicians Peter Fraser and Walter Nash.
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Jim Bateman stood for the Karori electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 1951 and 1954 general elections for the Labour Party.
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Jim Bateman later contested the Labour Party nomination for the Heretaunga seat in 1960 which resulted in a deadlock in the selection committee between himself and union organiser Ron Bailey.
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Jim Bateman was a long-serving member of the Labour Party, deeply involved at its organisational level.
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Jim Bateman sat for many years on Labour's National Executive, and twice served as the party's Vice-President.
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Jim Bateman proved to be an effective administrator particularly as he was free from the maelstrom of party politics which other party office holders were subject to.
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Jim Bateman stood for President in 1964 on the retirement of Martyn Finlay but was beaten by Norman Kirk by 401 votes to 106.
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In 1953 Jim Bateman won a seat on the Wellington City Council on a Labour ticket, aged only 28 he was the youngest councillor elected for decades.
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Jim Bateman held a seat for three terms until 1962 when he decided not to seek re-election.
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Jim Bateman later became a member of the Wellington Harbour Board, which met less frequently.
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Jim Bateman was elected in 1965 and served three years on the board until 1968.
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Jim Bateman was a member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust board until retiring in 1982.
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Jim Bateman died in Wellington of cancer on 20 October 1987, aged 62 years, and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.
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Jim Bateman was survived by his wife and their three children.