Jack Watts (politician)

The Honourable Jack Watts
29th Minister of Finance
In office November 1954 – 12 December 1957
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Sidney Holland
Succeeded by	Arnold Nordmeyer
15th Minister of Health
In office 13 December 1949 – 19 December 1951
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland
Preceded by	Mabel Howard
Succeeded by	Jack Marshall
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Riccarton
In office 25 September 1943 – 27 November 1946
Preceded by	Bert Kyle
Succeeded by	Angus McLagan
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans
In office 27 November 1946 – 30 November 1957
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Neville Pickering
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Fendalton
In office 30 November 1957 – 26 November 1960
Preceded by	Sidney Holland
Succeeded by	Harry Lake
Personal details
Born	(1909-04-15)15 April 1909 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died	10 August 1970(1970-08-10) (aged 61) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse	Gwendolyn Irene Grange
Children	5

Jack Thomas Watts (15 April 1909 – 10 August 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and the twenty-ninth Minister of Finance, from November 1954 to 12 December 1957, when he retired.