Ian Shearer

Ian Shearer
5th Minister for the Environment
In office
12 February 1981 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byVenn Young
Succeeded byRussell Marshall
16th Minister of Science and Technology
In office
12 February 1981 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byBill Birch
Succeeded byBob Tizard
15th Minister of Broadcasting
In office
11 December 1981 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byWarren Cooper
Succeeded byJonathan Hunt
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton East
In office
1975–1984
Preceded byRufus Rogers
Succeeded byBill Dillon
Personal details
Born
Ian John Shearer

(1941-12-10)10 December 1941
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Died1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 79)
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Political partyNational
New Zealand First

Ian John Shearer (10 December 1941 – 1 June 2021) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, environmentalist and research scientist.