Jim McLay

The Honourable
Sir Jim McLay
KNZM QSO
24th Leader of the Opposition
In office
29 November 1984 – 26 March 1986
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
DeputyJim Bolger
Preceded byRobert Muldoon
Succeeded byJim Bolger
9th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office
15 March 1984 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byDuncan MacIntyre
Succeeded byGeoffrey Palmer
38th Minister of Justice
In office
13 December 1978 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byDavid Thomson
Succeeded byGeoffrey Palmer
25th Attorney-General
In office
13 December 1978 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byPeter Wilkinson
Succeeded byGeoffrey Palmer
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Birkenhead
In office
29 November 1975 – 15 August 1987
Preceded byNorman King
Succeeded byJenny Kirk
Personal details
Born (1945-02-21) 21 February 1945 (age 79)
Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseMarcy Farden
ChildrenDenis McLay
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
ProfessionLawyer

Sir James Kenneth McLay KNZM QSO (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician. He served as the ninth deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 15 March to 26 July 1984. McLay was also Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition from 29 November 1984 to 26 March 1986.[1] Following his ousting as party leader, he retired from parliamentary politics in 1987. In June 2009, he became New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In May 2015, McLay became New Zealand's Representative to the Palestinian Authority.[2] From May 2016 to January 2017, he was New Zealand's Consul General in Honolulu.[3]

  1. ^ "Jim McLay NZ's next representative to UN". The New Zealand Herald. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  2. ^ "McCully thanks departing Permanent Representative | Scoop News". Scoop.co.nz. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Sir Jim McLay to take up job as Acting Consul General in Hawaii".