Geoff Thompson (politician)
Geoffrey "Geoff" William Fleetwood Thompson CNZM (born 1940) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Horowhenua | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Horowhenua | National | |
Thompson represented the Horowhenua electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984.[1] He was a parliamentary under-secretary between 1981 and 1984.[2]
After Parliament
Thompson was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand.[3] He was a lawyer on the Kapiti Coast.
He served as the National Party president from 1994 to 1998. In the 1999 New Year Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to politics.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Wilson & Wood
- ↑ see Wilson for the various posts he held
- ↑ Taylor, p.365
- ↑ New Year Honours List 1999. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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- Honoured by the Queen-New Zealand: 1953 to 1993 by Alister Taylor (1994, Who's Who Aotearoa, Auckland)
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Horowhenua 1978–1984 |
Succeeded by Annette King |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the National Party 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by John Slater |
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