Rob Storey

William Robson Storey QSO (16 July 1936 – 2 August 2019), generally known as Rob Storey, was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1996, representing the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1984 election as MP for Waikato, and retained that seat until his departure from Parliament at the 1996 election. He served for a time as a junior minister, overseeing the merger of the Ministry of Transport's traffic enforcement fleet into the New Zealand Police in 1993.[1]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1984–1987 41st Waikato National
1987–1990 42nd Waikato National
1990–1993 43rd Waikato National
1993–1996 44th Waikato National
For the fictional character, see Rob Storey (Home and Away).

The Honourable
Rob Storey
QSO
16th Minister of Transport
In office
2 November 1990 – 29 November 1993
Preceded byBill Jeffries
Succeeded byMaurice Williamson
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waikato
In office
1984–1996
Preceded bySimon Upton
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
William Robson Storey

(1936-07-16)16 July 1936
Died2 August 2019(2019-08-02) (aged 83)
Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Political partyNational
OccupationFarmer

Before entering politics, Storey was a farmer at Waiterimu in the Waikato, and was the president of Federated Farmers from 1981 to 1984. He was educated at Wesley College, Auckland.

In the 2007 New Year Honours, Storey was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[2] He died in Te Awamutu on 2 August 2019.[3]

References
  1. "Councils keen to police roads". The New Zealand Herald. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. "New Year honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Rob Storey death notice". New Zealand Herald. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0-474-00177-6


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