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Ian James Brooks (born 21 April 1928) is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Brooks was born in Blenheim on 21 April 1928, the son of Ernest Brooks. He received his education at Marlborough College, which has since evolved to Marlborough Boys' College. He worked in the grocery trade for eight years and was then a senior clerk at the New Zealand Post Office for twenty years. He was a part-time farmer, and his 1940s Allis-Chalmers model C tractor is on display at Marlborough Museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marlborough.museums.org.nz/vfm/vewebsite5/exhibit3/e30029a.htm )〕 In 1954, he married Lowis Rita Terrill, the daughter of Leonard Terrill. They had two sons and two daughters.〔 Brooks unsuccessfully contested the electorate in the , but he was beaten by the incumbent, Tom Shand of the National Party. After Shand's death only days after the general election, Brooks had a decisive win against Shand's son in the resulting by-election in February . He held the electorate until he was defeated in by National's Edward Latter for what was usually a safe National seat. He stood once more in the but was narrowly defeated by National's Doug Kidd. In his spare time, Brooks enjoys growing bulbs.〔 His parents were in The Salvation Army and Brooks joined them as a child, and remains an active member in Blenheim. He plays a bass saxhorn in The Salvation Army band. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Brooks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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