Gerard Wall
| The Honourable Sir Gerard Wall FRCS | |
|---|---|
| 21st Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
|
In office 1985–1987 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange |
| Preceded by | Sir Basil Arthur |
| Succeeded by | Kerry Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 January 1920 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died |
1992 (aged 71–72) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Doctor |
Sir Gerard Aloysius Wall (24 January 1920 – 22 November 1992) was a surgeon and a politician in New Zealand. He was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987. He was a member of the Labour Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Porirua | Labour | |
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Porirua | Labour | |
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Porirua | Labour | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Porirua | Labour | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Porirua | Labour | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Porirua | Labour | |
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1920, he was the son of Edmund Wall.[1] He was educated at St Bede's College, then Canterbury and Otago University graduating with an MBChB. After graduation he worked as a House Surgeon in Christchurch and as a general practitioner in Denniston on the West Coast.[2]
He married Uru Raupo Cameron in 1951, a nurse from Northland.[3] They had two sons and three daughters.[1]
He went to Britain and qualified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, specialising in orthopaedic and plastic surgery. On return to New Zealand he became Medical Superintendent of Wairau Hospital, Blenheim from 1960 until 1969.[2]
While in Blenheim, he first stood for Parliament in the 1966 election against the incumbent Tom Shand of the National Party in the Marlborough electorate, but was unsuccessful.[3] The family moved to Porirua, where he successfully contested the Porirua electorate in the 1969 election for the Labour Party.[4] He was elected as Speaker following Sir Basil Arthur's death in 1985 and served in this role until 1987.[2] He was replaced in the Porirua electorate by Graham Kelly.
He retired in 1987 and was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the same year. He died in 1992.[2]
References
- 1 2 Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 279.
- 1 2 3 4 "Biographies of Former and Current Speakers of the New Zealand House of Representatives" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- 1 2 "A Doctor Carries the Banner Into Parliament". The Life Resources Charitable Trust. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 243. OCLC 154283103.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Basil Arthur |
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1985–1987 |
Succeeded by Kerry Burke |