Wayne Allan Kimber (1949 – 22 May 2004) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was born in Auckland in 1949.

Professional career

Kimber was a town planner by profession and worked for Gisborne City Council. His research led to the establishment of the Greater East Cape Tourism Council, which was renamed to Eastland Tourism Council and then Tourism Eastland. He went to Waipawa in 1997, where he had an executive role with

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, including its acting chief executive. He moved to Taranaki and was Chief Executive of the

Stratford District Council Stratford District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Whakaahurangi) is the territorial authority for the Stratford District of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It con ...

from 2001 to 2004.

Political career

Kimber was a Gisborne city councillor from 1986 to 1989. He had a leading role during

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. He represented the electorate of Gisborne in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by

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. He is one of six one-term National MPs who were elected in a swing against Labour in the

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election. He was unsuccessful as a list candidate in the 1996 election, when he was ranked in 59th position. He also contested the new electorate, where he was defeated by

Family and death

He married Mandy Shaw in Gisborne in 1985. He died at

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on 22 May 2004 after a short illness, and was survived by his wife, three children and two granddaughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimber, Wayne 1949 births 2004 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates People from Gisborne, New Zealand People from Stratford, New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election