Born in the Auckland suburb of Devonport on 26 August 1927, Amos was the daughter of Charles Edwin Ross Turner and Lucy Caroline Turner (née Mansfield).[1][2] She married Phil Amos in 1949, and the couple, both schoolteachers, taught in various isolated New Zealand communities.[3] They had two sons, and an adopted daughter.[4] Phil Amos was a Member of Parliament from 1963 to 1975, and served as a cabinet minister in the third Labour government (1972–1975).[3] In 1977, Jill and Phil Amos went to Tanzania to teach, but Jill Amos returned to New Zealand the following year and the couple divorced.[3] Before she left Tanzania she nominated for the Labour candidacy for the electorate of Papatoetoe. She posted a cassette tape which was played at the selection meeting in her stead. She was unsuccessful in her bid for the nomination.[5]
jill, amos, jill, edwina, amos, cnzm, née, turner, august, 1927, april, 2017, zealand, politician, community, leader, cnzmamos, 1980bornjill, edwina, turner, 1927, august, 1927devonport, zealanddied19, april, 2017, 2017, aged, political, partylabourspousephil,. Jill Edwina Amos CNZM nee Turner 26 August 1927 19 April 2017 was a New Zealand politician and community leader Jill AmosCNZMAmos c 1980BornJill Edwina Turner 1927 08 26 26 August 1927Devonport New ZealandDied19 April 2017 2017 04 19 aged 89 Political partyLabourSpousePhil Amos m 1949 div c 1978 Children3Biography editBorn in the Auckland suburb of Devonport on 26 August 1927 Amos was the daughter of Charles Edwin Ross Turner and Lucy Caroline Turner nee Mansfield 1 2 She married Phil Amos in 1949 and the couple both schoolteachers taught in various isolated New Zealand communities 3 They had two sons and an adopted daughter 4 Phil Amos was a Member of Parliament from 1963 to 1975 and served as a cabinet minister in the third Labour government 1972 1975 3 In 1977 Jill and Phil Amos went to Tanzania to teach but Jill Amos returned to New Zealand the following year and the couple divorced 3 Before she left Tanzania she nominated for the Labour candidacy for the electorate of Papatoetoe She posted a cassette tape which was played at the selection meeting in her stead She was unsuccessful in her bid for the nomination 5 Jill Amos was appointed as a justice of the peace in 1980 6 and served as the president of the Citizens Association for Racial Equality between 1980 and 1981 7 A long time Labour Party member she went on to be elected as a Manukau City Councillor 1974 77 1980 90 and an Auckland Regional Councillor 1980 83 She was one of the founders of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation and during the 1994 South African election she was a United Nations observer 6 8 She was in favour of homosexual law reform in New Zealand and listed her name openly in support 9 Amos was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993 6 In the 2001 New Year Honours she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community 10 Amos died at home in Katikati on 19 April 2017 aged 89 She was survived by two of her three children 11 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jill Amos Jill Amos HeavenAddress 2017 Retrieved 23 April 2017 Births The New Zealand Herald 29 August 1927 p 1 Retrieved 23 April 2017 a b c Pickmere Arnold 16 June 2007 Obituary Phil Amos The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 23 April 2017 Trotter Chris 13 June 2007 A reformer with a clear school of thought Independent Financial Review p 11 Walkout risk may upset seat choice Auckland Star 6 August 1977 p 1 a b c Taylor Alister ed 2001 New Zealand Who s Who Aotearoa 2001 Auckland Alister Taylor Publishers ISSN 1172 9813 Voice of 81 protests heard worldwide Sunday Star Times 12 August 2001 p 12 Young Audrey 30 December 2001 New Year Honours Polytech pioneer well connected The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 23 April 2017 We Support Homosexual Law Reform The Press 20 April 1985 p 6 New Year honours list 2001 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 30 December 2000 Retrieved 17 August 2019 Jill Amos death notice The New Zealand Herald 22 April 2017 Retrieved 23 April 2017 nbsp This article about a New Zealand Labour Party politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jill Amos amp oldid 1222168150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
