Ray Boord
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Raymond "Ray" Boord QSO (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Rotorua | Labour | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Rotorua | Labour | |
Boord was born in 1908. He represented the Rotorua electorate from 1954 to 1960,[1] when he was defeated by National's Harry Lapwood.[2]
He was a Cabinet minister under Walter Nash, and was Minister of Customs (1957–1960) in the Second Labour Government.[3]
Boord served as Mayor of Rotorua from 1971 to 1977.
He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4] Boord died in 1982,[1] and was buried at Kauae Cemetery in Ngongataha.[5]
Notes
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| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant
Constituency recreated after abolition in 1946
Title last held by
Geoffrey Sim |
Member of Parliament for Rotorua 1954–1960 |
Succeeded by Harry Lapwood |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Mayor of Rotorua 1971–1977 |
Succeeded by Ray Woolliams |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson 1985, p. 184.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 89.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46595. p. 7406. 14 June 1975. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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- New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
- Mayors of Rotorua
- Companions of the Queen's Service Order
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1960
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1946
- Burials at Kauae Cemetery
