Tony Friedlander
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Anthony Peter David Friedlander QSO (born 12 November 1944) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party. After politics, he worked as a lobbyist for the Road Transport Forum (RTF).
Friedlander was born in 1944 at Wanganui.[1] His father was Morris Friedlander, who was an important organisational figure for the National Party.[2] Tony Friedlander received his education at Lincoln College,[1] from where he graduated with Dip Ag (diploma in agriculture), with a Dip VFM (diploma in valuation and farm management).[3] He is an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers. He was a farm appraiser for the State Advances Corporation in 1968 and 1969, a farm economist for the Poultrymen's Co-op in 1970, and then a farm appraiser for the Rural Banking & Finance Corporation from 1971 to 1975.[3]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1978 | 38th | New Plymouth | National | ||
| 1978–1981 | 39th | New Plymouth | National | ||
| 1981–1984 | 40th | New Plymouth | National | ||
| 1984–1987 | 41st | New Plymouth | National | ||
He stood in the New Plymouth electorate in the 1975 election and in the swing against the Labour Party that year, he defeated the incumbent, Ron Barclay.[4] He represented the electorate until 1987, when he was defeated by Labour's Harry Duynhoven. From December 1981 to June 1982, he was parliamentary under-secretary to the Minister of Energy, the Minister of National Development, and the Minister of Regional Development (Bill Birch in all cases).[5] From June 1982 to July 1984, he was Minister of Works and Development, and Minister of Housing.[6]