Geoff Gerard (politician)

Richard Geoffrey Gerard CMG (4 October 1904 – 26 September 1997) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and a cabinet minister.

The Honourable
Geoff Gerard
CMG
Gerard in 1957
34th Minister of Lands
In office
12 December 1960  12 December 1966
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byJerry Skinner
Succeeded byDuncan MacIntyre
In office
26 September 1957  12 December 1957
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byErnest Corbett
Succeeded byJerry Skinner
15th Minister of Forests
In office
12 December 1960  12 December 1966
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byEruera Tirikatene
Succeeded byDuncan MacIntyre
In office
26 September 1957  12 December 1957
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded bySidney Walter Smith
Succeeded byEruera Tirikatene
28th Minister of Marine
In office
2 May 1961  20 December 1963
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byJohn McAlpine
Succeeded byJack Scott
In office
13 February 1957  12 December 1957
Prime MinisterSidney Holland
Keith Holyoake
Preceded byJohn McAlpine
Succeeded byBill Fox
7th Minister of Social Security
In office
13 February 1957  26 September 1957
Prime MinisterSidney Holland
Keith Holyoake
Preceded byDean Eyre
Succeeded byJack Scott
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Mid-Canterbury
In office
25 September 1943  27 September 1946
Preceded byMary Grigg
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Ashburton
In office
27 September 1946  26 November 1966
Preceded byElectorate re-established
Succeeded byRob Talbot
Personal details
Born
Richard Geoffrey Gerard

(1904-10-04)4 October 1904
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died26 September 1997(1997-09-26) (aged 92)
Political partyNational
Spouse
Margaret Scott
(m. 1928; died 1988)
RelationsJim Gerard (son)
Children5
ProfessionFarmer
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