Thomas Francis "Frank" Gill (1917 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand

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 politician of the National Party

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, and an Air Commodore in the RNZAF.

He represented the Waitemata

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 electorate in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, and then the East Coast Bays

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 electorate in Parliament from 1972 to 1980, when he resigned.

He was a Cabinet Minister, and held the positions of Minister of Health

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 1975-78 and Minister of Defence

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 1978-80 in the Third National Government

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He was New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States from 1981 until his death.