Ray Boord

Ray Boord
9th Mayor of Rotorua
In office
9 October 1971 – 8 October 1977
DeputyPeter Tapsell
Preceded byMurray Linton
Succeeded byRay Woolliams
39th Minister of Customs
In office
12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byEric Halstead
Succeeded byJack Marshall
7th Minister of Broadcasting
In office
12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byRonald Algie
Succeeded byArthur Kinsella
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Rotorua
In office
13 November 1954 – 26 November 1960
Preceded byIn abeyance
Succeeded byHarry Lapwood
Personal details
Born(1908-02-04)4 February 1908
Rotorua, New Zealand
Died3 April 1982(1982-04-03) (aged 74)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Military service
AllegianceNew Zealand Army
Years of service1940–1945
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Raymond Boord QSO (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.