Brian Lambert (politician)
Brian Spencer George Lambert (born 22 November 1930) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| 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]
He represented the Hutt Valley electorate of Western Hutt from 1975 to 1978, when he was defeated[3] by Labour's John Terris.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Traue 1978, p. 166.
- ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 326.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 239.
References
- 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.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry May |
Member of Parliament for Western Hutt 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by John Terris |