Warren Kyd

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Warren James Kyd MNZM (born 21 November 1939) is a lawyer and former New Zealand politician.

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Early life

Kyd was born in Auckland and educated at Mount Albert Grammar School and the University of Auckland. [1] Before entering politics, Kyd was a lawyer. He has four children. [2]

Politics

New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateListParty
1987 1990 42nd Clevedon National
1990 1993 43rd Clevedon National
1993 1996 44th Hauraki National
1996 1999 45th Hunua 40 National
1999 2002 46th Hunuanone National

Kyd was a member of parliament from 1987 to 2002 for the National Party. [3] He was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 election, becoming MP for Clevedon. [2] He held this seat until the 1993 election, when he became MP for Hauraki. In the 1996 election, he became MP for Hunua. [2] In the 2002 election, the Hunua seat was abolished, and Kyd put himself forward for selection as National's candidate in the restored Clevedon seat. Despite a tradition that sitting MPs are not challenged if they seek re-selection, Kyd was defeated by newcomer Judith Collins, with allegations being made that controversial party president Michelle Boag played a part in the decision. [2] [4] Compared to some, Kyd was relatively accepting of his defeat — Brian Neeson, another MP who was not re-selected, eventually quit the National Party to stand as an independent. While in Parliament, Kyd served for a time as a Parliamentary Undersecretary. [2]

After politics

In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kyd was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services as a Member of Parliament [5] In 2004, he was appointed chairman of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. [6]

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References

  1. Who’s Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, edited by Max Lambert p351 (1991, Reed, Wellington)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Orsman, Bernard; Perrott, Alan (8 May 2002). "National purge sweeps into Kyd's safe seat". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. "Auckland Energy Consumer Trust". AECT. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. Young, Audrey (10 May 2014). "Audrey Young: A big question hanging over Judith Collins". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "February 2004 Rural Bulletin – Appointments". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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