Frank Gill (politician)

Thomas Francis "Frank" Gill (1917 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and an Air Commodore in the RNZAF.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1969–1972 37th Waitemata National
1972–1975 38th East Coast Bays National
1975–1978 39th East Coast Bays National
1978–1980 40th East Coast Bays National

He represented the Waitemata electorate in Parliament from 1969 to 1972, and then the East Coast Bays electorate in Parliament from 1972 to 1980, when he resigned.

He was a Cabinet Minister, and held the positions of Minister of Health 1975-78 and Minister of Defence 1978-80 in the Third National Government.[1]

He was New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States from 1981 until his death.[2]

His grandson, Mark Mitchell, was elected to parliament in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
  2. ^ The New Zealand Almanac by Max Lambert and Ron Palenski, (1982, Moa Press)
  3. ^ In the line of duty Sunday Star Times, 27 March 2011