Mark Partridge | |
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| Minister of Lands and Natural Resources | |
| In office 1973 – 10 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Phillip van Heerden |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Philip Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1922-11-23)23 November 1922 |
| Died | 13 December 2007(2007-12-13) (aged 85) |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe |
| Spouse | Barbara Black |
| Civilian awards |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Military awards | Unknown |
Mark Henry Heathcote PartridgeGLM (23 November 1922 – 13 December 2007) was aRhodesian politician who served as the minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Defence.
Partridge was born on 23 November 1922, at States Mines,East Rand,Transvaal, inSouth Africa. A year later his family moved toSalisbury inSouthern Rhodesia, and Patridge was later educated atSt. George's College. He enlisted in theKing’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1940, seeing service in the Mediterranean theatre. In 1944 he received a temporary commission as an officer in the KRRC.[1] Following demobilisation in 1945, Partridge became a company director.
After joining theRhodesian Front party, Partridge stood as the RF candidate for theSouthern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly seat ofGreendale in theDecember 1962 assembly election. He subsequently gained 55% of the vote, defeatingHerbert Jack Quinton of theUnited Federal Party. He was re-elected for Greendale in1965 and at theHouse of Assembly elections in1970 (72%),1974 (70.2%) and1977 (79.3%).
In 1966 he was made Minister of Local Government and Housing by Prime MinisterIan Smith, and was made Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in May 1973. On 10 March 1977, he was briefly appointed asMinister of Defence, before being appointed asMinister of Agriculture and Water Development until the end of Rhodesia on 1 June 1979.[2] In the onlyelection for the House of Assembly ofZimbabwe Rhodesia held in April 1979, Partridge was elected unopposed as the member for Highlands but did not hold office in thegovernment.
FollowingZimbabwe's formal independence andfirst elections in 1980, Partridge was elected to the indirectly-electedSenate of Zimbabwe. With the Rhodesian Front becoming theConservative Alliance of Zimbabwe from 1984, he moved from the Senate to theHouse of Assembly from the1985 election as the MP for Mazowe-Mutoko, serving until the abolition of the White roll seats in 1987.
Legion of Merit (Grand Officer - Civilian) (GLM)| Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGreendale 1962 – 1970 | Assembly dissolved |
| House of Assembly of Rhodesia | ||
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forGreendale 1970 – 1979 | Assembly dissolved |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of Local Government and Housing 1966 – 1973 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Lands and Natural Resources 1973 – 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Defence 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture 1977 – 1979 Served alongside:Joel Mandaza (1978–79) | Rhodesia dissolved |
| Preceded by | Minister of Water Development 1977 – 1979 Served alongside:Aaron Mgutshini (1978–79) | Rhodesia dissolved |
| Parliament of Zimbabwe Rhodesia | ||
| New title | Member of Parliament forHighlands 1979 | Parliament dissolved |
| Parliament of Zimbabwe | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Mazowe-Mutoko 1985 – 1987 | White roll abolished |
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