John Rae (politician)
New Zealand politician (1904–1979)
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John Rae OBE (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Rae was born in Auckland on either 4[1] or 24[2][3] August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the University of Auckland and became an accountant.[2]
Rae represented the Roskill electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated by Arthur Faulkner; and then the Eden electorate from 1960 to 1972, when he retired.[4]
Rae was a Minister of Housing under Keith Holyoake in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972.[5]
In 1953, Rae was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[6] In the 1977 New Year Honours, Rae was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[7]
Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.[8]