Roy Jack
Sir Roy Emile Jack (12 January 1914 – 24 December 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
[edit] Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Patea | National | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Patea | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Patea | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Waimarino | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Waimarino | National | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Waimarino | National | |
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Rangitikei | National | |
| 1975–1977 | 38th | Rangitikei | National | |
Jack was born in New Plymouth in 1914. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and graduated from the Victoria University with an LLB. During the war, he served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force.[1]
He represented the electorate of Patea from 1954 to 1963, then Waimarino from 1963 to 1972, then Rangitikei from 1972 to 1977 when he died.[2] In the 1972 election, he had an election-night majority of 2067 (down from Shelton's 1969 majority of 4214).[3]
In the 1972 Marshall Ministry of the last year of the Second National Government, he was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.[4] He was Chairman of Committees between 1961 and 1966.[5] He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977.[6]
He was knighted in 1970.[2] He died in 1977.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 323.
- ^ a b c Wilson 1985, p. 207.
- ^ The Dominion. 27 November 1972.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 91.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 251.
[edit] 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) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Who’s Who in New Zealand, 10th Edition 1961.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Reginald Keeling |
Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1961–1966 |
Succeeded by John Hannibal George |
| Preceded by Ronald Algie |
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1967–1972 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Alfred Allen |
| Preceded by Stanley Whitehead |
Succeeded by Richard Harrison |
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| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| In abeyance
Title last held by
Paddy Kearins |
Member of Parliament for Waimarino 1963–1972 |
Constituency abolished |
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