MacIntyre, Right Honourable Duncan Biography 1991

MacINTYRE, Right Honourable Duncan
DSO [Companion of the Distinguished Service Order], OBE [Officer of the Order of the British Empire], Efficiency Decoration, Privy Counsellor 1980
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Born Hastings, 1915, son of A MacIntyre; married Diana Hunter, daughter of Percy Hunter; two sons, three daughters
Education: Larchfield School, Scotland; Christ’s College, Christchurch
2 NZ Expeditionary Force, Cav Regiment, Middle East, Italy, Japan 1939-46;
Territorials:  Commanding Officer, 1^st Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment, Commanding Officer, Scottish Regiment, Commanding Officer, 2^nd Infantry Brigade, Commanding Officer, 4^th Armed Brigade 1949-60; Territorials Member, NZ Army Board 1960
Farmer 1933-39, 1947-
Former Member, Hawke’s Bay Catchment Board, Hawke’s Bay Fed Farmers
MP (National): Hastings 1960-72 (defeated), Bay of Plenty 1975-78, East Cape 1978-84 (retired); Minister of Lands, Minister of Forests, Minister in Charge Valuation Office 1966-72; Minister of Island Affairs 1969-72; Minister for the Environment 1969-72; Minister of Maori Affairs 1969-72, 1975-78; Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1975-77; Minister in Charge Rural Banking and Finance Corp 1975-84; Minister of Agriculture 1977-84; Minister of Fisheries 1978-84; Deputy Prime Minister Feb 1981-84
Address: Taikura, RD 4, Waipukurau