Marilyn Joy Quigley (born 9 May 1948), also known as Joy McLauchlan, is a former New Zealand politician.

Early life and family

Quigley was born in Geraldine on 9 May 1948, the daughter of Jessie Isobel Quigley (née Scott) and Maurice Quigley. She was educated at Geraldine High School, and went on to study at the

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, completing a Diploma of Physical Education in 1967. She later was awarded a Teacher Taining Certificate in 1980, having studied at the Hutt Valley campus of Christchurch Teachers' College, and also took papers towards a Bachelor of Education at

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. In 1969, Quigley married Alistair John McLauchlan, and the couple had two children before divorcing in 1997. She reverted to her maiden name in 1998.

Political career

She spent several years overseas with her husband and family, before first standing for the National Party in the . Quigley was an MP from 1990 to 1999, representing the

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. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 election as MP for

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, defeating Labour's

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. She had previously stood in Eastern Hutt in the 1984 election and

in the 1987 election, and had worked as a parliamentary secretary to prominent National MPs such as John Banks,

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and

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. She remained MP for Western Hutt until the seat was abolished in the 1996 election, the first MMP election. She then contested the new seat of

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, but was defeated by Labour's

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. She remained in Parliament as a

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, but left politics at the 1999 election. In 1993, she was awarded the

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Outside politics

Quigley served as executive director for the Independent Schools of New Zealand from 2000 to 2008. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Quigley was appointed a

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, for public services. In 2009, Quigley was one of three people appointed by the Government to the ''High Cost Highly Specialised Medicines Review''. She now lives in

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with her second husband, John Hunt.

References

* ''1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party'' p. 94 by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) {{DEFAULTSORT:Quigley, Joy New Zealand National Party MPs 1948 births Living people Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand list MPs People from Geraldine, New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Hutt Valley electorates Companions of the Queen's Service Order Unsuccessful candidates in the 1984 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1987 New Zealand general election Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 University of Otago alumni Massey University alumni People educated at Geraldine High School, New Zealand