Ray Boord

Raymond Boord QSO (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Ray Boord
9th Mayor of Rotorua
In office
9 October 1971  8 October 1977
DeputyPeter Tapsell
Preceded byMurray Linton
Succeeded byRay Woolliams
39th Minister of Customs
In office
12 December 1957  12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byEric Halstead
Succeeded byJack Marshall
7th Minister of Broadcasting
In office
12 December 1957  12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byRonald Algie
Succeeded byArthur Kinsella
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Rotorua
In office
13 November 1954  26 November 1960
Preceded byIn abeyance
Succeeded byHarry Lapwood
Personal details
Born(1908-02-04)4 February 1908
Rotorua, New Zealand
Died3 April 1982(1982-04-03) (aged 74)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Military service
AllegianceNew Zealand Army
Years of service1940–1945
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II
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