Английская Википедия:Geoffrey Sim
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Geoffrey Fantham Sim Шаблон:Post-nominals (2 April 1911 – 27 March 2002) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer Sim was born at Ngatapa near Gisborne in 1911. He received his education at Morrinsville, Pukekohe High School, and King's College. At the latter school, he was a lightweight boxing champion. After school, he was a farmer at Waimārama, was involved in felling bush, was a driver in the Onewhero and Thames region, became head shepherd at Crossland Station near Kaipara Harbour, before working as a stock agent in Waiuku.Шаблон:Sfn
In World War II, he served in the Middle East. At Sidi Rezegh, he lost an eye, an arm, and the use of one leg. While he was in hospital, he became a prisoner of war.Шаблон:Sfn
He returned to New Zealand in 1943. The National Party nominated him in the Rotorua electorate for the Шаблон:NZ election link, where he was successful.Шаблон:Sfn At the end of the parliamentary term in 1946, the Rotorua electorate was abolished,Шаблон:Sfn and he successfully contested the Waikato electorate at the Шаблон:NZ election link. He held Waikato until 1963, when that electorate was also abolished.Шаблон:Sfn In the Шаблон:NZ election link, he successfully contested the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate, and retired at the end of the next parliamentary term in 1966. From 1958 to 1960 he was Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs while National was in opposition.[1]
He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1978 New Year Honours.Шаблон:Sfn[2]
Sim died in 2002.[3]
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Obituary — Geoffrey Fantham Sim. New Zealand Hansard, 17 April 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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