Margaret Moir
Margaret Moir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for West Coast | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Kerry Burke |
| Succeeded by | Damien O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1941 Kimberley |
| Nationality |  South Africa New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Derek |
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | West Coast | National | ||
Margaret Moir QSO (born 9 September 1941) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party. Previously, she was the elected chairman of the West Coast Regional Council.
She represented the West Coast electorate in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when she was defeated by Damien O'Connor.
She is one of six one-term National MPs who were elected in a swing against Labour in the 1990 election. She was unsuccessful as a list candidate in the 1996 elections.
She was born in Kimberley, South Africa, and was a businesswoman in Hokitika with her husband.
After leaving Parliament Moir served as a director of two state-owned enterprises: Timberlands West Coast and MetService.
In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Moir was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[1]
Moir and her husband Derek now live in Akaroa.
References
- ^ Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990)
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- New Zealand National Party MPs
- New Zealand people of South African descent
- New Zealand women in politics
- Companions of the Queen's Service Order
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- People from Kimberley, Northern Cape
- People from Akaroa
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- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1996
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