Hamish MacIntyre (born 1951) is a former New Zealand politician who at various times represented the National Party,

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, and the

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Early life

MacIntyre was born in

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in 1951. His father was Duncan MacIntyre, who was the Deputy Prime Minister to

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from 1981 to 1984 in the Third National Government.

Political career

He was elected to Parliament for the Manawatu seat for the National Party in

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, winning the seat from Labour. But he was dissatisfied with the monetarist policy of Ruth Richardson, known as Ruthanasia, which the fourth National Government was following. In 1991 MacIntyre and fellow dissident National MP

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and member Frank Grover formed the

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, which soon joined the

, as the new Liberal Party with two first-term MPs was having organisational difficulties. MacIntyre stayed with the Liberal Party within the (left-wing) Alliance, though Myles then joined

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. MacIntyre lost his seat at the

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election then later stood as a list candidate for the Alliance in

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, but was unsuccessful and retired from politics to become a company director.

References

1951 births Living people Alliance (New Zealand political party) MPs New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand Liberal Party (1991) politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates People from Waipukurau {{NZNational-politician-stub