11 Facts About Leslie Munro

Leslie Munro became dean of the law faculty at the University of Auckland in 1938, and taught and administrated at the university in a variety of roles until 1951.

Leslie Munro was president of the Auckland District Law Society from 1936 to 1938.

Leslie Munro gave radio talks on world events for the New Zealand National Broadcasting Service, and wrote for The New Zealand Herald, where he was editor from 1942 to 1951.

Leslie Munro was a founding member of the New Zealand National Party, and held significant executive positions in the party, helping it to victory in the 1949 general election.

Leslie Munro was three times President of the Security Council, and was serving in that position at the outbreak of Suez Crisis in 1956.

Leslie Munro was knighted in 1955 with a KCMG, followed by a KCVO in 1957.

Leslie Munro wrote the widely read United Nations:Hope for a divided world in 1960.

Leslie Munro had previously proposed to stand for Tamaki in 1960 but only if he was unopposed for the party selection.

Leslie Munro returned to New Zealand from Washington and was selected to run in Waipa, where he was elected in 1963 and 1966.

Leslie Munro retired in 1972, and as of 2020 is the only former Hamilton West MP who left that office without being defeated.

Leslie Munro was married twice, and had a daughter from each marriage.