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New Zealand politician
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Birth:
24 August 1904(Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand)
Death:
2 December 1979
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The details
Biography
Introduction
John Rae OBE (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Roskill | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Roskill | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Roskill | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Eden | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Eden | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Eden | National | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Eden | National | |
He was born in Auckland on either 4 or 24August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the University of Auckland and became an accountant.
He represented the Roskill electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated by Arthur Faulkner; and then the Eden electorate from 1960 to 1972, when he retired.
He was a Minister of Housing under Keith Holyoake in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972.
In the 1977 New Year Honours, Rae was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.
Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.