Craig McNair
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Craig McNair (born 1975) is a former New Zealand politician. He is a member of the New Zealand First party, and was a member of parliament from 2002 - 2005 for the party.
Before entering politics, McNair was a marketing manager. McNair also holds a pilot's license and worked as a flight attendant with Continental Airlines in Houston, Texas, USA for a time! His father is a retired pilot for Air New Zealand whilst his mother was a glamourous stewardess with good ol' American Airlines. His brothers have affiliations to the airlines in America.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Parl. | Electorate | List Pos. | Party |
47th | List | 8 | NZ First |
He was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 elections, having been ranked in eighth place on the New Zealand First party list. At the 2005 elections he was ranked 11th on the party list. New Zealand First only gained enough party votes to elect 7 MPs, McNair missed out on being returned as an MP.
McNair is known in New Zealand for filing a complaint with police over Green MP Nandor Tanczos's admission to being a consumer of cannabis. Tanczos was not charged.