Fourth Labour Government he was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Minister of Employment and Minister of Immigration by David Lange. He was replaced in the Papatoetoe electorate by Ross Robertson. Later life and death In the 1988 New Year Honours, Isbey was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. Isbey died in Auckland on 25 July 1995 aged 77. Personal life On 9 June 1953, he married Annette Constance Graham, the daughter of Walter (Mick) Graham. They had two sons and one daughter. He met Annette (who was an artist) while attending an art exhibition in Auckland. His pastimes included theatre, boats, reading, art, watching football, and boxing. In 1978, he lived in Herne Bay, Auckland. His brother Dave Isbey (1915–1994) was likewise a unionist and Labour politician. He crewed a whaling ship to Antarctica in 1939 before joining Merchant Navy (like his brother) during World War II. After the war he came to New Zealand and got job with the Auckland Harbour Board. He was president of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee and stood twice for the Auckland City Council in 1959 and 1962, but was unsuccessful. Notes References 1917 births 1995 deaths New Zealand Labour Party MPs New Zealand trade unionists Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 20th-century New Zealand politicians Politicians from London English emigrants to New Zealand British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II