Gordon Grieve

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Gordon Grieve (* 21st August 1912 in Otahuti, Southland ; † 17th October 1993 ) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party .

biography

Grieve was born in Otahuti , a village northwest of Invercargill , in 1912 . He attended the Otahuti School and became a farmer. He was a member of the Southland A&P Association.

Grieve represented the constituency of Awarua in the House of Representatives from 1957 to 1969. As a Presbyterian , he was one of ten representatives of the National Party in 1961 who voted with the opposition to withdraw the death penalty for criminals from the Crimes Bill introduced by the Holyoake II cabinet .

In 1980, Grieve was named Commander of the Queen's Service Order for public merit during the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honors .

Grieve died on October 17, 1993 and was buried in Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Barry Gustafson, The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party . Reed Methuen, Auckland 1986, ISBN 0-474-00177-6 , pp. 316 (English).
  2. ↑ James Oakley Wilson: New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 . 4th edition. VR Ward, Govt. Printer, Wellington 1985, OCLC 154283103 , pp. 201 (English, first edition: 1913).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 48214, HMSO, London, June 13, 1980, p. 40 ( PDF , English).
personal data
SURNAME Grieve, Gordon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand National Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Otahuti, Southland
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 1993