Geoff Thompson (politician)

Geoff Thompson CNZM
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Horowhenua
In office 25 November 1978 – 1984
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Annette King
13th President of the National Party
In office 1994–1998
Preceded by	Lindsay Tisch
Succeeded by	John Slater
Personal details
Born	Geoffrey William Fleetwood Thompson (1940-06-11) 11 June 1940 Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	National
Profession	Barrister and solicitor

Geoffrey William Fleetwood Thompson CNZM (born 11 June 1940) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Early life

Thompson was born in Wellington on 11 June 1940. He received his education at Waterloo and Silverstream primary schools, Hutt Valley High School, Horowhenua College and Wellington College. He attended Victoria University of Wellington and graduated LL.M. in 1966.

Member of parliament

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1978–1981	39th	Horowhenua			National
1981–1984	40th	Horowhenua			National

Thompson represented the Horowhenua electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984. He was a parliamentary under-secretary between 1981 and 1984.

After parliament

Thompson was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand. He was a lawyer on the Kāpiti Coast.

He served as the National Party president from 1994 to 1998. In the 1999 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to politics.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Wood, G. Anthony, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members: In the New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: Otago University Press.
• Honoured by the Queen-New Zealand: 1953 to 1993 by Alister Taylor (1994, Who's Who Aotearoa, Auckland)