Graeme Reeves (born 1947), a former member of the

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, represented

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in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by Annette King of the Labour Party.

Member of Parliament

Reeves, who was formerly a solicitor, and five other one-term National MPs entered Parliament in a swing against Labour in the . He failed to re-enter Parliament as a list candidate in the electorate in the . In 2004 Reeves was elected president of United Future succeeding former Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky. Since then, he has stood several times for United Future. In the

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he filled the number 4 slot in the United Future list and stood as a United Future electorate candidate for Wairarapa.

Post-parliamentary career

Reeves was appointed to the New Zealand Gambling Commission in June 2004. In December 2010 he was appointed as Chief Gambling Commissioner. He was reappointed as chair for a further three years in July 2012.

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* ''1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party'' p. 43 by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) 1947 births Living people New Zealand National Party MPs United Future politicians 20th-century New Zealand lawyers Victoria University of Wellington alumni People educated at Rongotai College New Zealand Conservative Party politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2005 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Wellington electorates {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub