Geoffrey William Fleetwood Thompson (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,

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and

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. He attended Victoria University of Wellington and graduated LL.M. in 1966.

Member of parliament

Thompson represented the

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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

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. He served as the National Party president from 1994 to 1998. In the

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, he was appointed a

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to politics.

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* * *''Honoured by the Queen-New Zealand: 1953 to 1993'' by Alister Taylor (1994, Who's Who Aotearoa, Auckland) Living people 1940 births New Zealand National Party MPs 20th-century New Zealand lawyers Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1984 New Zealand general election People educated at Hutt Valley High School People educated at Horowhenua College People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand) {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub