Mervyn Langlois Wellington QSO (6 October 1940 – 7 September 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Early life and family
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Member of Parliament
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He represented the Manurewa electorate from 1975 to 1978, and then the Papakura electorate from 1978 to 1990, when he retired.
Wellington served as a Cabinet minister, being the Minister of Education from 13 December 1978 to 26 July 1984. During his tenure as Education Minister, he regularly courted controversy with teacher unions on various issues.[3] Wellington was a Muldoon loyalist, and was demoted after National's 1984 election defeat.
Wellington died in 2003, following a long illness.[2]