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Eric Roy
Information
Date:
18 May 2013
Contact details
Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160
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Eric Roy

Member for Invercargill, National Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Deputy Speaker
  • Member, Government Administration Committee
  • Member, Primary Production Committee

Former parliamentary roles

  • Member, Primary production select committee 22 December 1993-28 June 1995
  • Member, Internal affairs and local government select committee 22 December 1993-6 September 1996
  • Junior Whip 6 April 1995-19 December 1996
  • Chairperson, Primary production select committee 28 June 1995-19 October 1999
  • Assistant Speaker 10 September 1998-18 June 2002
  • National Party Spokesperson for Conservation 1999-2002
  • Member, Local government and environment select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
  • Deputy Chairperson, Officers of parliament select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
  • Associate Spokesperson, Sport and Recreation 26 October 2005-1 December 2006
  • Member, Local government and environment select committee 9 November 2005-5 December 2006
  • Member, Regulations Review Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008
  • Assistant Speaker 9 December 2008-20 October 2011
  • Member, Health Committee 18 February 2009-20 October 2011

Personal details

Born 27 June 1948, Dunedin, married

Education/qualifications

Gore High School

Career

  • Farmer
  • Former Consultant and Leadership trainer, United Nations
  • Television Presenter 2002-2005

Awards

Runner-up, New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year 1975

Community activities

  • Involved with Bluff promotions
  • Involved with Cancer Support
  • Church Elder
  • Patron, Invercargill Clay Target Association
  • Involved with Crippled Children
  • Fiordland Waipati Foundation
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Land Access Reference Group
  • Trustee, Life Education Trust
  • Involved with Meals on Wheels
  • Former Member, Meat and Wool Board Electoral Committee
  • Patron, Para Fed
  • Member, Rotary
  • Rugby coach and manager
  • Involved with Scottish Society
  • Patron, Young Farmers
  • National President, Young Farmers Council 1978-1978
  • NZ Hydatid Council 1980-1983
  • World President, Young Farmers 1985-1986
  • Regional Advisor, Broadcasting Council 1987-1989
  • Member, School Board of Trustees 1991-1994

Leisure activities

Outdoors