Bill Jordan (politician)

The Right Honourable Sir William Jordan KCMG
7th High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom
In office 1 September 1936 – 31 August 1951
Preceded by	James Parr
Succeeded by	Frederick Doidge
11th President of the Labour Party
In office 29 March 1932 – 18 April 1933
Vice President	William Atkinson
Preceded by	Rex Mason
Succeeded by	Frank Langstone
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau
In office 7 December 1922 – 1 September 1936
Preceded by	Frederic Lang
Succeeded by	Arthur Osborne
Personal details
Born	William Joseph Jordan (1879-05-09)9 May 1879 Ramsgate, Kent, England
Died	8 April 1959(1959-04-08) (aged 79) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour Party
Military service
Allegiance	New Zealand Army
Rank	Warrant officer
Battles/wars	World War I

Sir William Joseph Jordan KCMG PC (19 May 1879 – 8 April 1959) was a New Zealand Labour Party member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1951.