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Raymond (Ray) Boord (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
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 awarded a QSO in 1975. Boord died in 1982.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 184.
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
  3. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 89.

References

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Rotorua
1971–1977 		Succeeded by
Ray Woolliams

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