Ray Boord
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
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Cemetery database report" (PDF). Rotorua District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| 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 Murray Linton |
Mayor of Rotorua 1971–1977 |
Succeeded by Ray Woolliams |
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