Lance Adams-Schneider

The Right Honourable Sir Lance Adams-Schneider KCMG
10th Ambassador to the United States
In office 1982–1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon David Lange
Preceded by	Frank Gill
Succeeded by	Sir Wallace Rowling
4th Ambassador to Mexico
In office 1982–1983
President	Miguel de la Madrid
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Frank Gill
Succeeded by	Peter Fairfax
21st Minister of Health
In office 9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972
Prime Minister	Jack Marshall
Preceded by	Donald McKay
Succeeded by	Bob Tizard
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato
In office 1969 – 1981
Succeeded by	Simon Upton
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton
In office 1959 – 1969
Preceded by	Hilda Ross
Personal details
Born	(1919-11-11)11 November 1919
Died
Political party	National

Sir Lancelot Raymond "Lance" Adams-Schneider KCMG (11 November 1919 – 3 September 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1959–1960	32nd	Hamilton		National
1960–1963	33rd	Hamilton		National
1963–1966	34th	Hamilton		National
1966–1969	35th	Hamilton		National
1969–1972	36th	Waikato		National
1972–1975	37th	Waikato		National
1975–1978	38th	Waikato		National
1978–1981	39th	Waikato		National

Adams-Schneider stood in the Hutt electorate against Walter Nash in 1957, coming second for National. He then represented the Hamilton electorate from the 1959 by-election to 1969, and then the Waikato electorate from 1969 to 1981, when he retired.

He was a Cabinet minister, serving as Minister of Health. He was later the Ambassador from New Zealand to the United States (1982–85) and to Mexico (1982–83).

In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, Adams-Schneider was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.

He died on 3 September 1995.

Further reading

• Adams-Schneider's contribution was the closing address [in Hamilton on Saturday 20 November 1965]. At this time, he was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Ministers of Industries and Commerce and Customs.
• Adams-Schneider's contribution was a paper entitled: "Government industrial and trade strategies: the aim"
• The first edition had a Foreword by Warren Freer, this second edition has one by Lance Adams-Schneider.

Political offices
Preceded by Donald McKay	Minister of Health 1972	Succeeded by Bob Tizard
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Frank Gill	Ambassador to Mexico 1982–1983	Succeeded by Peter Fairfax
	Ambassador to the United States 1982–1985	Succeeded by Sir Wallace Rowling
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Hilda Ross	Member of Parliament for Hamilton 1959–1969	Constituency abolished
Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1963 Title last held by Geoffrey Sim	Member of Parliament for Waikato 1969–1981	Succeeded by Simon Upton