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Derek Quigley
Derek Francis Quigley QSO (born 31 January 1932) is a New Zealand former politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free-market economics and trade liberalisation. Quigley left the National Party after clashing with its leadership, and later co-founded the ACT New Zealand party.
Quigley was born on 31 January 1932 in Waikari, a small town in the northern Canterbury Region, the son of Francis John Quigley. He attended Waipara Primary school before continuing with education in Christchurch; first at Medbury School, then Christ's College, followed by the University of Canterbury. He later donated his personal parliamentary library, which covers his political career until 1984, to Canterbury University's Macmillan Brown Library.
He farmed at Waipara from 1949. He gained one of two scholarships for young farmers from the Meat and Wool Board and used it to study farming in Britain and the United States. He completed a law degree while farming and joined a Christchurch law firm, where he became a senior partner and practised as a lawyer.
In 1956, Quigley married Judith Ann Dickson, and the couple had four children. He later married Susan McAffer.
Quigley was National's electorate chairman for the Rangiora electorate. In the Canterbury-Westland division, he was deputy chairman. He was a member of the Dominion Council and served on its executive committee.
He also stood in the safe Labour seat of Sydenham against cabinet minister Mabel Howard in the 1960 and 1963 elections. He also sought the National nomination for the safe National seat of Hurunui at a 1961 by-election, but was unsuccessful. As a 30-year-old, Quigley stood as the National Party's candidate in the 1962 by-election in the Timaru electorate, but was beaten by Labour's candidate Sir Basil Arthur.
Quigley stood in the Rangiora electorate in the 1975 election. The electorate had been taken from National by Kerry Burke of the Labour Party at the previous election, but was won back by Quigley.
After three years as a backbencher, Quigley was appointed to Cabinet, and held a number of ministerial roles. He was Minister of Housing (1978–1982), Minister of Tourism (1981), Minister of Works and Development (1981–1982), and Associate Minister of Finance (1978–1981). He held further minor ministerial posts as Minister of Earthquake and War Damage (1978–1982), Minister of Government Life Insurance (1978–1982), Minister of Public Trust (1978–1981), and Minister for State Insurance (1978–1982).
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Derek Quigley
Derek Francis Quigley QSO (born 31 January 1932) is a New Zealand former politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free-market economics and trade liberalisation. Quigley left the National Party after clashing with its leadership, and later co-founded the ACT New Zealand party.
Quigley was born on 31 January 1932 in Waikari, a small town in the northern Canterbury Region, the son of Francis John Quigley. He attended Waipara Primary school before continuing with education in Christchurch; first at Medbury School, then Christ's College, followed by the University of Canterbury. He later donated his personal parliamentary library, which covers his political career until 1984, to Canterbury University's Macmillan Brown Library.
He farmed at Waipara from 1949. He gained one of two scholarships for young farmers from the Meat and Wool Board and used it to study farming in Britain and the United States. He completed a law degree while farming and joined a Christchurch law firm, where he became a senior partner and practised as a lawyer.
In 1956, Quigley married Judith Ann Dickson, and the couple had four children. He later married Susan McAffer.
Quigley was National's electorate chairman for the Rangiora electorate. In the Canterbury-Westland division, he was deputy chairman. He was a member of the Dominion Council and served on its executive committee.
He also stood in the safe Labour seat of Sydenham against cabinet minister Mabel Howard in the 1960 and 1963 elections. He also sought the National nomination for the safe National seat of Hurunui at a 1961 by-election, but was unsuccessful. As a 30-year-old, Quigley stood as the National Party's candidate in the 1962 by-election in the Timaru electorate, but was beaten by Labour's candidate Sir Basil Arthur.
Quigley stood in the Rangiora electorate in the 1975 election. The electorate had been taken from National by Kerry Burke of the Labour Party at the previous election, but was won back by Quigley.
After three years as a backbencher, Quigley was appointed to Cabinet, and held a number of ministerial roles. He was Minister of Housing (1978–1982), Minister of Tourism (1981), Minister of Works and Development (1981–1982), and Associate Minister of Finance (1978–1981). He held further minor ministerial posts as Minister of Earthquake and War Damage (1978–1982), Minister of Government Life Insurance (1978–1982), Minister of Public Trust (1978–1981), and Minister for State Insurance (1978–1982).
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