Hon Jonathan ELWORTHY [15082]

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Hon Jonathan Elworthy
Madam SPEAKER: I regret to inform the House of the death on 17 June 2005 of the Hon Jonathan Herbert Elworthy, who represented the electorate of Oamaru from 1975 to 1978 and that of Waitaki from 1978 to 1984. He was Minister of Lands, Minister of Forests, and Minister in charge of the Valuation Department from 1981 to 1984.
Ref: Hansard Volume:627;Page:21737 Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Jonathan lost his seat with the demise of the Muldoon Government and the family moved to Wanaka where he served on the Otago District Council and the Queenstown Lakes District Council. They moved to Christchurch where he involved himself in social issues as a prison visitor, chairman of Prisoners Aid & Rehabilitation, the Parole Board and Human Rights Review Tribunal.

Jonathan married Living