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Early life
Gair was born in Dunedin, but moved to Wellington when young. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the A graduate of Victoria University and University of Auckland, he worked as a journalist and as a public relations officer. Victoria University of Wellington, also known in Māori as Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui was established in 1897 by Act of The University of Auckland (Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand 's largest University. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred He also became involved in the organizational wing of the National Party, and briefly served on the staff of Keith Holyoake. Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ ( 11 February 1904 - 8 December 1983
Member of Parliament
Gair first stood for the National Party nomination for the Remuera electorate in the 1966 elections, losing the nomination to Allan Highet. The 1966 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 35th term. David Allan Highet QSO ( 27 May 1913 - 28 April 1992) New Zealand politician Gair then went across the bridge and contested and won the North Shore nomination from retiring National MP Dean Eyre. North Shore is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Dean Jack Eyre (1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was successful, and was elected to Parliament that year.
Cabinet minister
In Parliament, Gair came to be regarded as a competent and diligent administrator. He briefly became Minister of Customs in 1972, but this was interrupted when National lost the 1972 elections to the Labour Party under Norman Kirk. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Norman Eric Kirk ( 6 January 1923 &ndash 31 August 1974) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in When National was returned to power in the 1975 elections, Gair was returned to cabinet in the Third National government. The 1975 New Zealand general election was held to elect MPs to the 38th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Third National Government of New Zealand (often also known as the Muldoon government) was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984 Between that time and National's defeat in the 1984 elections, Gair held a number of challenging portfolios, including serving as Minister of Health and Minister of Social Welfare. The 1984 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 41st New Zealand Parliament. He also served as Minister of Housing, Minister of Energy, Minister of Transport, Minister of Railways and a number of other roles. The Minister of Railways was the minister in the government responsible for the New Zealand Railways Department 1895–1981 the New Zealand Railways Corporation
Political views
Gair also distinguished himself for some of his personal views. Gair, although a member of the country's main conservative party, generally adopted a "live and let live" approach to social and moral issues, rejecting what he saw as "intolerance" in some of his colleagues. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined These beliefs were especially noticeable when, in the late 1970s, Gair opposed measures to restrict abortion. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. An Barry Gustafson, in his history of the National Party, called Gair "the most effective strategist of the parliamentary pro-abortion lobby".
Gair's support of abortion earned him the hostility of many National Party colleagues, including that of the party's leader, Robert Muldoon. Sir Robert David ("Rob" Muldoon, GCMG, CH ( 25 September 1921 &ndash 5 August 1992) served as Prime Minister Muldoon was already somewhat distrustful of Gair, as Gair had occasionally been spoken of as an alternative party leader. The political styles of Muldoon and Gair were radically different - Muldoon had a reputation as being tough and confrontational, while Gair was seen as polite and diplomatic. Some members of the party who disliked Muldoon's "dictatorial" style saw Gair as a possible alternative.
Colonels' Coup
In 1980, when a number of party dissidents began to plot against Muldoon's leadership, Gair was on the list of potential replacements. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) However, Gair was regarded as too liberal to gain majority support within the party. The dissidents eventually decided to encourage Brian Talboys, the party's deputy leader, to make a leadership bid (now called the "Colonels' Coup"). Sir Brian Edward Talboys, AC, CH, KCB, (born 7 June 1921) was a New Zealand politician Gair was not involved in planning this bid, but was supportive of it, and worked hard to convince Talboys that a challenge was a good idea. In the end, however, Talboys bailed out, and the coup collapsed without a vote ever being taken. Gair continued to advocate a challenge, but Talboys was adamant that preserving party unity was more important than curbing Muldoon's damaging leadership style. Later, after Talboys had retired from politics, Gair supported another Muldoon opponent, Derek Quigley, to replace Talboys as deputy leader. Derek Francis Quigley (born 31 January 1932) is a former New Zealand politician
Some time after Muldoon was finally deposed by Jim McLay in 1984, Gair (along with Muldoon ally Bill Birch) was demoted considerably. James Kenneth McLay, CNZM, QSO (born 21 February 1945) generally known as Jim McLay, is a former New Zealand politician Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sir William Francis Birch, GNZM, (born 9 April 1934) usually known as Bill Birch, is a former New Zealand politician This was intended to make room for new, younger figures, who McLay hoped would "rejuvenate" the party. The move was highly damaging to McLay, however, as it placed both Gair and Birch directly in opposition to him. As two of the most experienced people in the National Party, the two were able to mobilize substantial support in favour of McLay's main rival, Jim Bolger. Rt Hon James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ (born 31 May 1935) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997 Bolger quickly defeated McLay, and Gair himself took the position of deputy leader.
Deputy leader
Shortly after Gair became deputy leader, he found himself at odds with a number of his colleagues once again. The Homosexual Law Reform Bill, a private bill by Labour's Fran Wilde to lift restrictions on homosexuality, was being hotly debated. The New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 is a law that legalised consensual Sex between men aged 16 and older Fran Wilde QSO (born 1948 is a New Zealand politician and former Wellington Labour MP and 31st Mayor of Wellington. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Gair was somewhat ambivalent towards the bill, believing that while change was "long overdue", certain aspects of the bill went too far. On 2 July 1986, Gair's vote blocked a motion of closure on the bill, which would have brought it to a vote - because of bad weather, a number of the bill's supporters were unable to be in Parliament that day, and since a few votes could potentially decide the fate of the bill, Gair believed it unfair to let the vote go ahead. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Had he voted for closure, the bill would probably have been defeated, and many of the bill's opponents therefore blamed Gair for its subsequent success. One week later, when the vote actually occurred, it passed only by a narrow majority - Gair himself eventually voted in favour. Gair found the entire episode highly stressful, and spoke of his desire for reconciliation.
Later life
Gair retired from Parliament at the 1990 elections. The 1990 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament 's 43rd term. He later served as Mayor of North Shore City and as the High Commissioner to London. Geography North Shore is bounded by Rodney District to the north Waitemata Harbour to the south and the Rangitoto Channel The High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom is New Zealand 's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
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