Geoff Gerard (politician)

The Honourable Geoff Gerard CMG
Gerard in 1957
34th Minister of Lands
In office 12 December 1960 – 12 December 1966
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Jerry Skinner
Succeeded by	Duncan MacIntyre
In office 26 September 1957 – 12 December 1957
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Ernest Corbett
Succeeded by	Jerry Skinner
15th Minister of Forests
In office 12 December 1960 – 12 December 1966
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Eruera Tirikatene
Succeeded by	Duncan MacIntyre
In office 26 September 1957 – 12 December 1957
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Sidney Walter Smith
Succeeded by	Eruera Tirikatene
28th Minister of Marine
In office 2 May 1961 – 20 December 1963
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	John McAlpine
Succeeded by	Jack Scott
In office 13 February 1957 – 12 December 1957
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	John McAlpine
Succeeded by	Bill Fox
7th Minister of Social Security
In office 13 February 1957 – 26 September 1957
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Dean Eyre
Succeeded by	Jack Scott
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mid-Canterbury
In office 25 September 1943 – 27 September 1946
Preceded by	Mary Grigg
Succeeded by	Electorate abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ashburton
In office 27 September 1946 – 26 November 1966
Preceded by	Electorate re-established
Succeeded by	Rob Talbot
Personal details
Born	Richard Geoffrey Gerard (1904-10-04)4 October 1904 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	26 September 1997(1997-09-26) (aged 92)
Political party	National
Spouse	Margaret Scott ​ ​ (m. 1928; died 1988)​
Relations	Jim Gerard (son)
Children	5
Profession	Farmer

Richard Geoffrey Gerard CMG (4 October 1904 – 26 September 1997) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and a cabinet minister.