David Thomson (New Zealand politician)

David Spence Thomson (14 November 1915 – 25 October 1999) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography
Thomson was born in Stratford, the son of former Stratford mayor Percy Thomson. He was a dairy farmer.

He served in the Army in the Middle East in World War II and was a Prisoner of War in 1942. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) later in 1942. He married June Grace Adams in April 1942. They had one son and three daughters.

In the post war years he was chairman of the Federated Farmers.

Parliamentary career
He represented the Stratford electorate from to 1978, and then the Taranaki electorate from  to 1984, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, holding the positions of Minister of Defence, Minister of Justice, Minister of Labour, Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Tourism.


 * 1966–1972 Ministry of Defence
 * 1967–1969 Ministry of Tourism
 * 1966–1969 Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister
 * 1966–1969 Ministry in charge of Publicity
 * 1966–1972 Ministry in charge of War Pensions
 * 1966–1972 Ministry in charge of Rehabilitation
 * 1969–1972 Ministry of Police
 * 1971–1972 Associate Ministry of Labour & Immigration
 * 1972 Ministry of Immigration
 * 1975–1978 Ministry of Justice
 * 1980–1984 Ministry of Defence

In the 1993 New Year Honours, Thomson was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.