John Howard Falloon was a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician. He was an MP from 1977 to 1996, representing the National Party

New Zealand National Party

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 in the Pahiatua electorate

Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)

-History:The Pahiatua electorate existed from 1896 to 1996. Early holders of the seat were John O'Meara from 1896 to 1904, William Henry Hawkins from 1904 to 1905, Robert Beatson Ross from 1905 to 1911, James Escott from 1911 to 1916, George Smith from 1916 to 1919, Archibald McNicol from 1919 to...

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Falloon was educated at Bideford School, Lindisfarne College

Lindisfarne College, New Zealand

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 and Massey University

Massey University

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, graduating with a diploma in sheep farm management.

Member of Parliament

He was first elected to Parliament in the Pahiatua by-election of 1977, replacing Sir Keith Holyoake

Keith Holyoake

Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ was a New Zealand politician. The only person to have been both Prime Minister and Governor-General of New Zealand, Holyoake was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7...

 who had been appointed Governor-General. He retained his seat until he retired.

He held a number of ministerial posts, first in the government

Third National Government of New Zealand

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 of Robert Muldoon

Robert Muldoon

Sir Robert David "Rob" Muldoon, GCMG, CH served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984, as leader of the governing National Party. Muldoon had been a prominent member of the National party and MP for the Tamaki electorate for some years prior to becoming leader of the party...

, including Postmaster-General, Minister of Statistics, Minister in charge of the Inland Revenue Department

Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)

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 and Associate Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance (New Zealand)

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In the government

Fourth National Government of New Zealand

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 of Jim Bolger

Jim Bolger

James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was elected on the promise of delivering a "Decent Society" following the previous Labour government's economic reforms, known as Rogernomics...

, Falloon had posts including Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Minister of Agriculture (New Zealand)

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, Minister of Friendly Societies, and was the first Minister of Racing.

Later life

After resigning from Parliament at the 1996 elections

New Zealand general election, 1996

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, Falloon worked with at-risk children and pursued business interests, such as becoming chairman or Wairarapa

Wairarapa

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 winery Lintz Estate.

He had been ill for several weeks after undergoing surgery in Wellington Hospital for a brain tumour and died at his home in Bideford, near Masterton, New Zealand in 2005.

Falloon's cousin, Ian Falloon, was one of the first psychiatrists to have family involved in the treatment of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

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