Martyn Finlay

The Honourable Martyn Finlay QC
Finlay in 1968
23rd Attorney-General
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Roy Jack
Succeeded by	Peter Wilkinson
36th Minister of Justice
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Roy Jack
Succeeded by	David Thomson
8th Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Peter Gordon
Succeeded by	Colin McLachlan
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Henderson Waitakere (1963–1969)
In office 30 November 1963 – 25 November 1978
Preceded by	Rex Mason
Succeeded by	Ralph Maxwell
19th President of the Labour Party
In office 8 June 1960 – 12 May 1964
Vice President	Jim Bateman
Preceded by	Mick Moohan
Succeeded by	Norman Kirk
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for North Shore
In office 30 November 1949 – 1 September 1951
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Dean Eyre
Personal details
Born	1 January 1912 (1912-01) Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	20 January 1999 (1999-01-21) (aged 87) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Zelda May Finlay
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Otago
Profession	Lawyer

Allan "Martyn" Finlay QC (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter where he reformed the country's justice system.