Leslie William Hunter (2 December 1927 – 30 April 2012) was a New Zealand politician for the Social Credit Political League.

Early life

Hunter was born in Foxton in 1927. At the age of four his family moved to

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where he attended primary and secondary school. He then proceeded to work as a poultry farmer.

Political career

Hunter was the Social Credit's deputy leader in the 1970s under

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, also serving as the party's parliamentary research officer. Hunter stood as the Social Credit candidate in four elections. He ran for election in 1969 in

, for Ruahine in 1972 and 1975, and in

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in 1984. From 1972 Hunter was also Social Credit's finance spokesman.

Later life and death

In the 1980s Hunter and his wife Pat moved to

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where they owned and ran a book and stationery shop. They retired to

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in 2001, and Hunter died at his home there on 30 April 2012. His ashes were buried at

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Cemetery.

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Les 1927 births 2012 deaths People from Foxton, New Zealand Social Credit Party (New Zealand) politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1969 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1972 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1975 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1984 New Zealand general election Burials at Pyes Pa Cemetery