▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Broadcast ing ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research . ▁He ▁also ▁co - led ▁the ▁committee ▁that ▁looked ▁into ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁the ▁upper ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁was ▁abol ished ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁however , ▁Alg ie ' s ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁Senate ▁were ▁not ▁purs ued , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁parliament ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁an ▁upper ▁house ▁since ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁ ▁Alg ie ▁briefly ▁returned ▁to ▁O pp osition ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁election , ▁which ▁National ▁lost . ▁When ▁National ▁reg ained ▁power ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁election , ▁Alg ie ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁wanted ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁External ▁Affairs , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁it ▁( poss ibly ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁age ; ▁he ▁was ▁sevent y - two ). ▁Instead , ▁he ▁was ▁convinced ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁Spe ak ership . ▁He ▁officially ▁assumed ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁parliament ary ▁term . ▁ ▁As ▁Spe aker , ▁Alg ie ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁strong ▁ins istence ▁on ▁polit eness ▁in ▁deb ates . ▁He ▁also ▁under to ok ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁re forms ▁of ▁Parliament ary ▁procedure ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁changing ▁nature ▁of ▁politics . ▁He ▁served ▁six ▁years ▁as ▁Spe aker , ▁ret iring ▁at ▁the