John Wallace (New Zealand)
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The Honourable
Sir John Hamilton Wallace, KNZM
, QC
, was a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand
in Auckland. He was appointed Chief Human Rights Commissioner in July 1983, and in 1985 was appointed Chairman of the 1985-86 Royal Commission on the Electoral System
which recommended MMP
for electing Parliament.
He was knighted in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Sir John Hamilton Wallace, KNZM
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
, QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, was a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand
High Court of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand is a superior court of New Zealand. It was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court of New Zealand until 1980....
in Auckland. He was appointed Chief Human Rights Commissioner in July 1983, and in 1985 was appointed Chairman of the 1985-86 Royal Commission on the Electoral System
Royal Commission on the Electoral System
The Royal Commission on the Electoral System was formed in New Zealand in 1985, and reported in 1986. The decision to form the Royal Commission was taken by the Fourth Labour government, after the Labour party had received more votes, yet won fewer seats than the National Party in both the 1978 and...
which recommended MMP
Mixed member proportional representation
Mixed-member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is a voting system originally used to elect representatives to the German Bundestag, and nowadays adopted by numerous legislatures around the world...
for electing Parliament.
He was knighted in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List.