Arnold Nordmeyer

The Reverend and Honourable Sir Arnold Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG
Nordmeyer in 1954
18th Leader of the Opposition
In office 1 April 1963 – 16 December 1965
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Deputy	Hugh Watt
Preceded by	Walter Nash
Succeeded by	Norman Kirk
30th Minister of Finance
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Preceded by	Jack Watts
Succeeded by	Harry Lake
16th Minister of Industries and Commerce
In office 29 May 1947 – 12 December 1949
Prime Minister	Peter Fraser
Preceded by	Dan Sullivan
Succeeded by	Charles Bowden
13th Minister of Health
In office 21 January 1941 – 29 May 1947
Prime Minister	Peter Fraser
Preceded by	Tim Armstrong
Succeeded by	Mabel Howard
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Island Bay
In office 13 November 1954 – 29 November 1969
Preceded by	Robert McKeen
Succeeded by	Gerald O'Brien
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Brooklyn
In office 17 February 1951 – 13 November 1954
Preceded by	Peter Fraser
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Oamaru
In office 27 November 1935 – 30 November 1949
Preceded by	John MacPherson
Succeeded by	Thomas Hayman
Personal details
Born	(1901-02-07)7 February 1901 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	2 February 1989(1989-02-02) (aged 87) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Frances Maria Kernahan (married 28 October 1931)
Children	Two
Relatives	Jim Edwards (son-in-law)
Alma mater	University of Otago
Profession	Presbyterian minister

Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG (born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, 7 February 1901 – 2 February 1989) was a New Zealand politician and Presbyterian minister. As a member of Parliament (MP) he played a crucial role in the Labour Party, serving from 1935 to 1969. He served as minister of finance (1957–1960) and later as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition (1963–1965). Although he was a prominent statesman, Nordmeyer never ascended to the role of prime minister.

Despite facing backlash for the 1958 "Black Budget" as finance minister, his political legacy primarily revolves around his economic policies, especially his introduction of New Zealand's comprehensive national health service as minister of health (1941–1947).