John Rae (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

He was born in Auckland on either 4 or 24 August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the

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and became an accountant. He represented the Roskill electorate from

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to 1957, when he was defeated by

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; and then the Eden electorate from

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to 1972, when he retired. He was a Minister of Housing under

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in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972. In the

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, Rae was appointed an

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, for public services. Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.

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* * *''Who's Who in New Zealand'' (10th edition, 1971) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rae, John 1904 births 1979 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1957 New Zealand general election New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire