Sir Roy Emile Jack was a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician of the National Party

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. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives

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 from 1967 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977, and a cabinet minister.

In the 1972 Marshall cabinet of the last year of the Second National Government

Second National Government of New Zealand

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 he was Attorney-General

Attorney-General (New Zealand)

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 and Minister of Justice

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He represented the electorate of Patea

Patea (New Zealand electorate)

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 from 1954 to 1963, then Waimarino

Waimarino

-History:The electorate of Waimarino existed from 1911 to 1954 and 1963 to 1972. In 1954 the seat was abolished and largely absorbed into the new Rotorua electorate. The Labour MP for Waimarino, Paddy Kearins was not selected for the new seat.-Election results:...

 from 1963 to 1972, then Rangitikei

Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)

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 from 1972 to 1977 when he died. In the 1972 election, he had an election-night majority of 2067 (down from Shelton

Norman Shelton

Norman Leslie Shelton, CBE was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1954 to 1972, when he retired....

's 1969 majority of 4214).

He was knighted in 1970. He died in 1977.