Richard Geoffrey Gerard

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1943–1946	27th	Mid-Canterbury	National
1946–1949	28th	Ashburton	National
1949–1951	29th	Ashburton	National
1951–1954	30th	Ashburton	National
1954–1957	31st	Ashburton	National
1957–1960	32nd	Ashburton	National
1960–1963	33rd	Ashburton	National
1963–1966	34th	Ashburton	National

Richard Geoffrey Gerard (1904–1997) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and a cabinet minister.

He represented the Canterbury electorates of Mid-Canterbury from 1943 to 1946, and then the Ashburton electorate from 1946 to 1966 when he retired.^[1] He was awarded the C.M.G. in 1981.

References

^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

Parliament of New Zealand
Preceded by Mary Grigg	Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury 1943–1946	Constituency abolished

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Name	Gerard, Richard Geoffrey
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Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1904
Place of birth
Date of death	1997
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