Edward Luttrell Cullen

The Honourable Edward Luttrell Cullen MM
18th Minister of Agriculture
In office 26 June 1894 – 3 July 1901
Preceded by	Ben Roberts
Succeeded by	Keith Holyoake
Personal details
Born	5 September 1895 Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Died	18 February 1963
Political party	Labour

Edward Luttrell Cullen MM (5 September 1895 – 18 February 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1935–1938	25th	Hawkes Bay		Labour
1938–1943	26th	Hawkes Bay		Labour
1943–1946	27th	Hawkes Bay		Labour
1946–1949	28th	Hastings		Labour

He represented the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1935 to 1946, having stood there unsuccessfully in 1931. In 1946 he won the Hastings electorate, but was unsuccessful in 1949.

He was Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing from 1947 to 1949.

He was born in Havelock North, and educated at Nuhaka Native School and Napier Boys' High School. He farmed at Wairoa. He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman then Sergeant (No 12356) in World War I, and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Hugh Campbell	Member of Parliament for Hawkes Bay 1935–1946	Succeeded by Cyril Harker
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Hastings 1946–1949	Succeeded by Sydney Jones