Joy Quigley

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1. Al McLauchlan
(m. 1969;div. 1997)

2. John Hunt
Joy Quigley
QSO
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Quigley in 2008
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Western Hutt
In office
19901996

Marilyn Joy Quigley QSO (born 9 May 1948), also known as Joy McLauchlan, is a former New Zealand politician.

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Early life and family

Quigley was born in Geraldine on 9 May 1948, the daughter of Jessie Isobel Quigley (née Scott) and Maurice Quigley. [1] She was educated at Geraldine High School, and went on to study at the University of Otago, completing a Diploma of Physical Education in 1967. [1] She later was awarded a Teacher Taining Certificate in 1980, having studied at the Hutt Valley campus of Christchurch Teachers' College, and also took papers towards a Bachelor of Education at Massey University. [1]

In 1969, Quigley married Alistair John McLauchlan, and the couple had two children before divorcing in 1997. [1] She reverted to her maiden name in 1998. [1]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateListParty
1990 1993 43rd Western Hutt National
1993 1996 44th Western Hutt National
1996 1999 45th List13 National

She spent several years overseas with her husband and family, before first standing for the National Party in the 1984 election. Quigley was an MP from 1990 to 1999, representing the National Party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 election as MP for Western Hutt, defeating Labour's John Terris. [2] She had previously stood in Eastern Hutt in the 1984 election and Western Hutt in the 1987 election, and had worked as a parliamentary secretary to prominent National MPs such as John Banks, George Gair, Don McKinnon and Ruth Richardson. She remained MP for Western Hutt until the seat was abolished in the 1996 election, the first MMP election. She then contested the new seat of Hutt South, but was defeated by Labour's Trevor Mallard. She remained in Parliament as a list MP, but left politics at the 1999 election. [1]

In 1993, she was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. [3]

Outside politics

Quigley served as executive director for the Independent Schools of New Zealand from 2000 to 2008. [1] [4]

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Quigley was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services. [5]

In 2009, Quigley was one of three people appointed by the Government to the High Cost Highly Specialised Medicines Review. [6] She now lives in Kerikeri with her second husband, John Hunt.[ citation needed ]

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Western Hutt
1990–1996
Constituency abolished