Bill Anderton

The Honourable Bill Anderton
16th Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Preceded by	Sidney Walter Smith
Succeeded by	Leon Götz
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eden
In office 27 November 1935 – 27 November 1946
Preceded by	Arthur Stallworthy
Succeeded by	Wilfred Fortune
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central
In office 27 November 1946 – 12 December 1960
Preceded by	Bill Parry
Succeeded by	Norman Douglas
Personal details
Born	William Theophilus Anderton (1891-03-16)16 March 1891 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died	20 January 1966(1966-01-20) (aged 74) Ōrākei, Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Annie Gertrude Mason ​ ​ (m. 1913)​
Relations	Norman Douglas (son-in-law) Malcolm Douglas (grandson) Roger Douglas (grandson)
Children	Two daughters, one son
Military service
Allegiance	British Army
Branch/service	Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I

William Theophilus Anderton (16 March 1891 – 20 January 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the second Labour Government, from 1957 to 1960.^{[citation needed]}