Brian Spencer George Lambert (22 November 1930 – 22 December 2019), commonly known as Bill Lambert, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography edit
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Western Hutt | National | ||
Lambert was born in 1930, the son of Basil Lambert.[1] He received his education at Silverstream College. He worked as a journalist for The Dominion and was afterwards public relations officer for Mobil Oil (1956–1960).[2] He worked as public relations manager for Feltex Carpets (1961–1966), and was then a ministerial press officer (1966–1969). He then went into private business and was manager for Forum PR Ltd (1969–1972), and manager for Extra Media Services (1972–1975) in Wellington.[1]
On 16 November 1957, he married June, the daughter of Hector Hailwood. They had four sons.[1]
At the 1971 local elections he stood as a candidate for the Lower Hutt City Council on mayor John Kennedy-Good's Combined Team ticket, but was unsuccessful.[3] He represented the Hutt Valley electorate of Western Hutt from 1975 to 1978, when he was defeated[4] by Labour's John Terris.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Traue 1978, p. 166.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 326.
- ^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Councillors". The Evening Post. 16 October 1971. p. 44.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 239.
- ^ "Brian Lambert death notice". The Dominion Post. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
References edit
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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