▁an ▁as cent ▁of ▁A or aki ▁/ ▁Mount ▁Cook . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Alg ie ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Association , ▁an ▁organisation ▁which ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁the ▁left - wing ▁Labour ▁Party ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁Fre edom ▁Association ▁quickly ▁became ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁National ▁Party , ▁and ▁Alg ie ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁more ▁prominent ▁supp or ters . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁elections , ▁Alg ie ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Party ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate , ▁controvers ial ly ▁disp la cing ▁sitting ▁National ▁MP ▁Bill ▁Ende an . ▁Alg ie ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁and ▁entered ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Alg ie ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sk illed ▁Parliament ary ▁deb ater , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Temple ton ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁deb ater ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁Even ▁oppon ents ▁such ▁as ▁Bob ▁Sem ple ▁respect ed ▁Alg ie ' s ▁r het or ical ▁ab ilities . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁for ▁remaining ▁pol ite ▁throughout ▁deb ates , ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁willing ness ▁to ▁apolog ise ▁for ▁any ▁off ence ▁he ▁accident ally ▁gave . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁minister ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁election , ▁when ▁Sid ney ▁Holland ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁government , ▁Alg ie ▁was ▁immediately ▁elev ated ▁to ▁Cab inet . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁later