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Ronald Morrison (Ron) Barclay (2 September 1914 – 29 April 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. ==Biography== Born in Little River, New Zealand in 1914, he received his education at the Christchurch Technical College. Barclay married Joy Margaret Lusty in 1940 and they had one son and one daughter. Barclay was on home service during WW2. He was a member of the Auckland Education Board (1949–1954) and the New Plymouth High School board (1958–1960). He was a member of the Taranaki Hospital board from 1960 to 1966. He was a trustee of the TSB Bank from 1958, and was the bank's president in 1963 and 1974. He represented the Taranaki electorate of New Plymouth in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1975, having stood unsuccessfully in 1963. He served as Senior Government Whip in Norman Kirk's 1972–1975 Government, and Warren Freer said he was an outstanding whip. He was the first Deputy Chairman of Committees (1975). He was defeated in the swing againdst Labour in the . Subsequently, he served as a New Plymouth city councillor from 1977 to 1989, including three years as deputy mayor.〔 Barclay was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community, in the 1978 New Year Honours.〔(''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 47420, 30 December 1977 ). Retrieved 24 January 2013.〕 In the 1986 New Year Honours, he was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.〔(''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 50362, 30 December 1985 ). Retrieved 23 January 2013.〕 Barclay's cousin Bruce Barclay represented Christchurch Central for the Labour Party from until his death in 1979. Ron Barclay's uncle James Gillespie Barclay represented the electorate from until his defeat in 1943. Barclay died in New Plymouth on 29 April 2003〔 and his ashes were buried in Awanui Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Joy. Ron Barclay Drive in the New Plymouth coastal suburb of Fitzroy was named in his honour in 2004. 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「Ron Barclay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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