| The HonourableGeoff GerardCMG | |
|---|---|
 Gerard in 1957 | |
| 34th Minister of Lands | |
| In office 12 December 1960 – 12 December 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Jerry Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| In office 26 September 1957 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Ernest Corbett |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Skinner |
| 15th Minister of Forests | |
| In office 12 December 1960 – 12 December 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Eruera Tirikatene |
| Succeeded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| In office 26 September 1957 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Sid Smith |
| Succeeded by | Eruera Tirikatene |
| 28th Minister of Marine | |
| In office 2 May 1961 – 20 December 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | John McAlpine |
| Succeeded by | Jack Scott |
| In office 13 February 1957 – 12 December 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | John McAlpine |
| Succeeded by | Bill Fox |
| 7th Minister of Social Security | |
| In office 13 February 1957 – 26 September 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | Dean Eyre |
| Succeeded by | Jack Scott |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mid-Canterbury | |
| In office 25 September 1943 – 27 September 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Grigg |
| Succeeded by | Electorate abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ashburton | |
| In office 27 September 1946 – 26 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Electorate re-established |
| Succeeded by | Rob Talbot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Geoffrey Gerard (1904-10-04)4 October 1904 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 September 1997(1997-09-26) (aged 92) |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
Margaret Scott
(m. 1928; died 1988) |
| Relations | Jim Gerard (son) |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Farmer |
Richard Geoffrey Gerard CMG (4 October 1904 – 26 September 1997) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and a cabinet minister.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Mid-Canterbury | National | ||
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Ashburton | National | ||
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Ashburton | National | ||
Gerard was born in Christchurch on 6 October 1904. He received his education at Christ's College and then farmed at Mount Hutt.
On 1 August 1928, Gerard married Margaret Scott at All Saints' Church, Sumner, and the couple went on to have five children.
Gerard represented the Canterbury electorates of Mid-Canterbury from 1943 to 1946, and then the Ashburton electorate from 1946 to 1966 when he retired. He was Minister of Marine under Holland and Holyoake (1957, 1961–1963), Minister of Social Security (1957) under Holland and Holyoake, Minister of Lands under Holyoake (1957, 1960–1966), and Minister of Forests under Holyoake (1957, 1960–1966).
Outside of Parliament, Gerard was a member of the Nature Conservation Council from 1967 to 1974, and a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board from 1968 to 1980.
In 1953, Gerard was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In 1967, he was granted retention of the title The Honourable, in recognition of his term as a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services, in the 1981 New Year Honours. In 1990, he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
Gerard died on 26 September 1997, having been predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 1988. His son Jim followed in his footsteps, representing the Rangiora electorate from 1984.
Notes
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 313.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 152. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- "Wedding: Gerard–Scott". The Star. No. 18530. 2 August 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via PapersPast.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 199.
- Wilson 1985, pp. 87–89.
- Wilson 1985, p. 87.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 88–89.
- "Retention of the title of "Honourable"" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 44. 13 July 1967. p. 1199. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- London Gazette (supplement), No. 48469, 31 December 1980. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Obituary – Hon. Richard Geoffrey Gerard CMG". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 564. 14 October 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- "Deaths". The Press. 8 March 1988. p. 43. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via PapersPast.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySid Smith | Minister of Forests 1957 1960–1966 |
Succeeded byEruera Tirikatene |
| Preceded byEruera Tirikatene | Succeeded byDuncan MacIntyre | |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded byMary Grigg | Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury 1943–1946 |
Constituency abolished |
| In abeyanceTitle last held byWilliam Nosworthy | Member of Parliament for Ashburton 1946–1966 |
Succeeded byRob Talbot |
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