Warren Freer

The Honourable Warren Freer QSO
Freer in 1947
2nd Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by	Brian Talboys
Succeeded by	Lance Adams-Schneider
1st Minister of Energy Resources
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Succeeded by	Eric Holland
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Albert
In office 24 September 1947 – 28 November 1981
Preceded by	Arthur Shapton Richards
Succeeded by	Helen Clark
Personal details
Born	Warren Wilfred Freer (1920-12-27)27 December 1920 Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand
Died	29 March 2013(2013-03-29) (aged 92) Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labour Party
Children	2

Warren Wilfred Freer QSO (27 December 1920 – 29 March 2013) was a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party. He represented the Mount Albert electorate from 1947 to 1981. He is internationally known as the first Western politician to ever visit the People's Republic of China after its creation in 1949.