George Gair

George Gair
3rd Mayor of North Shore City
In office
14 October 1995 – 10 October 1998
Preceded byPaul Titchener
Succeeded byGeorge Wood
19th High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom
In office
3 June 1991 – April 1994
Preceded byBryce Harland
Succeeded byJohn Collinge
12th Minister of Transport
In office
11 December 1981 – 26 July 1984
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byColin McLachlan
Succeeded byRichard Prebble
25th Minister of Health
In office
13 December 1978 – 11 December 1981
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byFrank Gill
Succeeded byAussie Malcolm
3rd Minister of Energy
In office
8 March 1977 – 13 December 1978
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byEric Holland
Succeeded byBill Birch
11th Minister of Housing
In office
12 December 1975 – 8 March 1977
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Preceded byRoger Douglas
Succeeded byEric Holland
43rd Minister of Customs
In office
9 February 1972 – 8 December 1972
Prime MinisterJack Marshall
Preceded byLance Adams-Schneider
Succeeded byMick Connelly
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for North Shore
In office
26 November 1966 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byDean Eyre
Succeeded byBruce Cliffe
Personal details
Born
George Frederick Gair

(1926-10-13)13 October 1926
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died17 August 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseEsther Mary Fay Levy
RelationsJoanne Gair (daughter)
Alma materVictoria University
University of Auckland
OccupationJournalist

George Frederick Gair CMG QSO (13 October 1926 – 17 August 2015) was a New Zealand politician. He was once deputy leader of the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament, and was considered by many to be a possible contender for the leadership itself. He was known for his polite and diplomatic style, which often contrasted with the political situation around him – Michael Laws described him as "a refugee from the age of manners."