Geoffrey William Fleetwood Thompson (born 11 June 1940) is a former New Zealand politician of the

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Early life

Thompson was born in Wellington on 11 June 1940. He received his education at

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and

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primary schools,

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, Horowhenua College 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

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from 1978 to 1984. He was a parliamentary under-secretary between 1981 and 1984.

After parliament

Thompson was awarded the

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for services to New Zealand. He was a

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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

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, for services to politics.

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