Henry May (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable Henry May QSO
20th Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Allan Highet
Succeeded by	Allan Highet
2nd Minister of Local Government
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Allan Highet
Succeeded by	Allan Highet
28h Minister of Civil Defence
In office 10 September 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Tom McGuigan
Succeeded by	Allan Highet
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
In office 7 July 1954 – 29 November 1975
Preceded by	Harry Combs
Succeeded by	Bill Lambert
Constituency	Onslow (1954–63) Porirua (1963–69) Western Hutt (1969–75)
Personal details
Born	Henry Leonard James May 13 April 1912 Petone, New Zealand
Died	22 April 1995 (1995-04-23) (aged 83) Waikanae, New Zealand
Political party	Labour Party
Spouses	Annie McNeill ​ ​ (m. 1940; died 1967)​ Doreen Langton ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	4
Profession	Engineer

Henry Leonard James May QSO (13 April 1912 – 22 April 1995)^[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975.